Peroration climaxes with fervent appeals or summaries, as in Cicero influencing poetic closings; it appears in odes and epics to reinforce messages, stir pathos, and achieve rhetorical closure, amplifying the poem's persuasive power.

Peroration designates the concluding section of a formal speech or poem that summarizes arguments, intensifies emotional appeal, and creates lasting impact through rhetorical climax. Inherited from classical oratory, the peroration serves strategic purposes: recapitulating main points to aid memory, appealing to emotion after establishing logical argument, and leaving audiences with powerful final impressions. Unlike simple conclusions, perorations deliberately heighten language and emotion, often employing parallel structure, amplification, and memorable phrasing. Milton's Paradise Lost employs peroration-like conclusions to major sections, summarizing theological arguments while intensifying devotional feeling. Political poems and verse arguments employ peroration to persuade audiences toward action or belief. The technique requires balance—excessive emotion alienates sophisticated audiences, insufficient passion fails to move. Students should examine how perorations synthesize preceding material while adding emotional dimension. Understanding peroration helps recognize how poems create powerful closures and how rhetorical traditions shape poetic conclusions. Contemporary poets may employ peroration ironically, building toward traditional climax then deflating it, or genuinely embrace the technique for persuasive or emotional purposes.