Definitions

1. noun

A rhetorical device in which a phrase or clause is repeated with slight variations in the first and last words.

“The poet used diacope to emphasize the beauty of nature by repeating the phrase ‘sun sets over the hills’ at the beginning and end of the poem.”

2. noun

A type of rhetorical question in which the answer is repeated in a slightly different form, often for emphasis or effect.

“The teacher used diacope to engage the students in the discussion by asking, ‘What is the capital of France? Paris, right?’”