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'''Anaphora''' is a common term in [[rhetoric]]. It is the name of a [[Figure of speech]], grouped, in AWE's [[Figures of Speech course]], with [[Figures of sound patterning]]. It could also be regarded as a [[Figures of construction|Figure of construction]]. | '''Anaphora''' is a common term in [[rhetoric]]. It is the name of a [[Figure of speech]], grouped, in AWE's [[Figures of Speech course]], with [[Figures of sound patterning]]. It could also be regarded as a [[Figures of construction|Figure of construction]]. | ||
| − | '''Anaphora''' is "the repetition of the same word or phrase in several successive clauses" (''OED''). Examples include Winston Churchill's speech of June 4, 1940 to the House of Commons, in which he expressed the determination of the UK to resist by ''' | + | '''Anaphora''' is "the repetition of the same word or phrase in several successive clauses" (''OED''). Examples include Winston Churchill's speech of June 4, 1940 to the House of Commons, in which he expressed the determination of the UK to resist by '''anaphora''': "We <big>shall</big> go on to the end, <big>we shall fight</big> in France, <big>we shall fight</big> on the seas and oceans, <big>we shall fight</big> with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, <big>we shall</big> defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, <big>we shall fight</big> on the beaches, <big>we shall fight</big> on the landing grounds, <big>we shall fight</big> in the fields and in the streets, <big>we shall fight</big> in the hills; <big>we shall</big> never surrender." (Taken from The Chuchill Society's website, [[http://www.churchill-society-london.org.uk/Dunkirk.html]]; AWE's formatting). |
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Revision as of 10:50, 9 November 2017
Anaphora is a common term in rhetoric. It is the name of a Figure of speech, grouped, in AWE's Figures of Speech course, with Figures of sound patterning. It could also be regarded as a Figure of construction.
Anaphora is "the repetition of the same word or phrase in several successive clauses" (OED). Examples include Winston Churchill's speech of June 4, 1940 to the House of Commons, in which he expressed the determination of the UK to resist by anaphora: "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." (Taken from The Chuchill Society's website, [[1]]; AWE's formatting).
