Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Epistrophe \E*pis"tro*phe\, n. [L., from Gr. ? a turning toward,
   return, fr. ? to turn toward; 'epi` upon, to + ? to turn.]
   (Rhet.)
   A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word
   or affirmation; e. g., ``Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they
   Israelites? so am I.'' --2 Cor. xi. 22.

Source : WordNet®

epistrophe
     n : repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences,
         verses, etc. [syn: {epiphora}]