Epiphora as a Trope and Eye Disease

Epiphoras throb in our minds like a resounding gong reminding us of something we have long forgotten.

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A metaphor is what moves you. In Greek, metaphor means “to move, transfer, or transport.” But if a metaphor moves you to tears, it’s called epiphora — a type of stylistic device where words are repeated at the end of successive clauses for emphasis. For example, the Apostle Paul said,

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as…