epanodos n 1: recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order) 2: repetition of a group of words in reverse order
Epanodos \E*pan"o*dos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a rising, return; 'epi` + ? a way up, rising; ? up + ? way.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: [1913 Webster] O more exceeding love, or law more just? Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love! --Milton. [1913 Webster]