anaphora
Noun
Meaning
A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.
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Distinction must be made between discourse deixis and anaphora, which is when an expression makes reference to the same referent as a prior term, as in :Matthew is an incredible athlete; he came in first in the race.
Claudius's high status is reinforced by using the royal first person plural ("we" or "us"), and anaphora mixed with metaphor to resonate with Greek political speeches.sfn Hamlet is the most skilled of all at rhetoric.
Anaphoric reference main Generally speaking, anaphora refers to the way in which a word or phrase relates to other text: *An exophoric reference refers to language outside of the text in which the reference is found.
Specifically, the rhyme called etukai (anaphora) occurs on the second consonant of each line.
That’s where anaphora meets, in my mind, with chant or spell: through its repeated quality, language can create a communal space, can make something happen.
Whitman uses anaphora in Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking.