An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.
An unsatisfying resolution to a narrative, usually owing to a deus ex machina or similarly trivial resolution of the main conflict.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The repetition of words in an inverse order.