| homoioteleuton | 
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| ho-mee-o-te-loot'-on | from Gk. homios, "like" and
teleute, "ending" Also sp. homoeoteleuton, omoioteliton, omoioteleton similiter desinens like loose, like endings |
Similarity of endings of adjacent or parallel words.
Example
He is esteemed eloquent which can invent wittily, remember perfectly, dispose orderly, figure diversly [sic], pronounce aptly, confirme strongly, and conclude directly —Peacham
Note the series of verbs followed by an adverb ending in "ly"
Note: This figure is often combined with isocolon and alliteration in accentuing the rhythm of parallel members.
Related Figures
See AlsoSources: Ad Herennium 4.20.28 ("similiter desinens"); Isidore 1.36.16; Sherry (1550) 58 ("homoteleton," "similiter desinens"); Peacham (1577) K1v; Putt. (1589) 184 ("omoioteleton," "the like loose"); Day 1599 86 ("omoioteliton," "simiter cadens [sic]" = similiter desinens)
