Epanodos
[ih-pan-uh-dos] /ɪˈpæn əˌdɒs/
noun, Rhetoric.
1.
the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.
2.
the recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech, especially in the reverse order.
3.
the resumption of the main thread of a speech after a digression.
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