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Anaphora
As Defined By: Dani Samson
3rd Hour
Definition
•Repetition of the same word
or group of words at the
beginning of successive
clauses
Example One
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the
true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be selfevident: that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of
former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to
sit down together at the table of brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state
sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of
oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and
justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but
by the content of their character.
I have a dream today.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream” speech
Example Two
“We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the
end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on
the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing
confidence and growing strength in the air, we
shall defend our island, whatever the cost may
be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight
on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the
fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the
hills. We shall never surrender.”
- Winston Churchill, World War II speech in House
of Commons
Breakdown
For each clause:
“Repeating word/ group of words, ….rest of sentence.
In a group of clauses:
“Repetitive terms …….,
Repetitive terms ……,
Repetitive terms ……”
*Always comes in beginning in groups of clauses. Just
remember Anaphora starts with the letter A, and A is at
the beginning of the alphabet. :)
**Also, the repetitive words will usually follow a comma
or a period.
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ANAPHORA