paromoiosis

pa-ro-mi-o'-sis
from Gk. para, "beside," and homoios, "like"
like ending

Definition

Similarity of ending in adjacent or parallel words or clauses.  

Paromoiosis is a general term for similarity of ending in adjacent or parallel words or clauses. It is often used to describe the repetition of similar sounds, as in homoioteleuton, or the repetition of similar grammatical structures, as in parallelism.

See also homoioteleuton, parallelism.

Paromoiosis is a general term for similarity of ending in adjacent or parallel words or clauses. It is often used to describe the repetition of similar sounds, as in homoioteleuton, or the repetition of similar grammatical structures, as in parallelism.

See also homoioteleuton, parallelism.

Examples

Here is an example of paromoiosis from Shakespeare's Richard III:

I have no brother, I am like no brother;
I am myself alone.

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See Also

Sources:
Aquil. 6 ("paromoiosis"); Melanch. IR d1v ("paromoiosis"); Peacham (1577) L1r; Fraunce (1588) 1.10; Putt. (1589) 236; Hoskins (1599) 12