Iain  Lennon

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half the songs ever written are just extended examples of epistrophe. Whether it’s Leonard Cohen ending every verse with hallelujah, Gershwin ending every clause with the man I love or Don McLean following each verse with a whole chorus of Bye, bye, Miss American Pie etc., that’s epistrophe. When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s also epistrophe because it always ends with amore.
The Elements of Eloquence: How To Turn the Perfect English Phrase
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