Symploce Beginning End Combo Checker
Audit combined exact first/last lexical frame matching against the first caller clause; no automatic phrase-boundary or intention inference.
Description
Symploce combines repeated beginnings and endings across clauses.
Symploce combines repeated beginnings and endings across clauses.1
Exact first-and-last token matching provides a bounded lexical screen rather than a semantic analysis of an entire repeated phrase.
When to use Symploce Beginning End Combo Checker
Use this tool when you need to review the specific lexical, time-budget, or annotation operation described below. Establish the language, clause boundaries, transcription basis, source context, or evidence annotations required by this particular tool.
How to use Symploce Beginning End Combo Checker and understand its results
- Establish the language, clause boundaries, transcription basis, source context, or evidence annotations required by this particular tool.
- Enter clauses, following the field table and calculation rules below, then run the tool.
- Read result. Inspect the nested fields in the output table below and keep any missing evidence or selected indices visible.
- Correct any input issues and run again. Before using a successful result, review its units, signs, evidence coverage, and stated model or reference assumptions.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| clauses | Clauses | list of string | Required |
Supply at least two explicitly delimited nonempty clauses. Trim each and split on Unicode whitespace, keeping case and punctuation. Use the first clause’s first and last tokens as the reference and return all zero-based matching clause indices, including the reference clause itself.
matches={i:firstToken_i=firstToken_0 and lastToken_i=lastToken_0} Read these symbols with the field meanings and branch or reference rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| result | Object containing the fields below | object |
| result.matchingFrameClauseIndices | Matching Frame Clause Indices | list |
| result.referenceFirstToken | Reference First Token | string |
| result.referenceLastToken | Reference Last Token | string |
{
"input": {
"clauses": [
"we shall win",
"we can win",
"they can wait"
]
},
"output": {
"result": {
"matchingFrameClauseIndices": [
0,
1
],
"referenceFirstToken": "we",
"referenceLastToken": "win"
}
}
}Limitations and assumptions
Clause boundaries, transcriptions, role labels, and contextual judgments are supplied evidence. The result describes this exact lexical or annotation operation, not inferred intent, historical origin, persuasive effect, or argument soundness.
Missing required fields, unknown fields, wrong types, and violated calculation rules return input issues. Arrays must be dense, with no missing cells. Ordinary string lists allow at most 128 strings of at most 128 UTF-16 units each. Extremely large composite outputs are rejected.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For a related task, use Anaphora Initial Word Repetition Counter: Anaphora repeats beginnings across clauses. Counting exact first tokens gives a bounded lexical measure whose results depend on explicit clause boundaries and punctuation. For a complementary step, use Epistrophe Final Word Repetition Counter: Epistrophe repeats endings across successive clauses. This counter compares exact final whitespace-delimited tokens, so punctuation and case affect the lexical matches.
References
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Symploce Beginning End Combo Checker — tool.io
Similar or alternative tools
- Anaphora Initial Word Repetition Counter
Anaphora repeats beginnings across clauses. Counting exact first tokens gives a bounded lexical measure whose results depend on explicit clause boundaries and punctuation.
- Epistrophe Final Word Repetition Counter
Epistrophe repeats endings across successive clauses. This counter compares exact final whitespace-delimited tokens, so punctuation and case affect the lexical matches.