This opening sentence from Charles Dickens’sA Tale of Two Citiesis one of the most famous examples of anaphora in literature. In this case, the repetition of the phrase “it was” provides several examples of contrast. The sentence creates wonder in the reader to find out how these are bot...
In his 1999 speech at the White House, “The Perils of Indifference” Elie Wiesel uses anaphora to emphasize the meaning and effect of indifference. Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end. Anaphora in Literature and Film...
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... This excerpt of Churchill's speech also shows how anaphora can help to give structure and therefore meaning ...
Anaphora involves the repetition of words at the start of successive clauses for emphasis, while deixis refers to words that depend on context for meaning, like "this" or "here."
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Research in the past two decades has shown that the inclusion of asymmetric information drastically alters traditional results. This book provides a detailed up‐to‐date survey that serves as a map for students and other researchers navigating through this literature.” In other words, this book ...
researching all sorts of books and authors for this series, focusing on this century in literature has helped me to find truths about it and its authors that would have escaped any briefer and less focused study. Seneca uses several examples to prove this point. Many of these seem to be pr...
The third section defines the indefinite pronouns used in this study. In addition, the section also discusses the differences between the meaning and form of the indefinites and the semantic reference sets of each pronoun paradigm. Following the explanation of the methods, the article sets out ...
“Parallelismrefers to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter. This technique adds symmetry, effectiveness, and balance to the written piece.” I always stress the importance of emotion in flash fiction. ...
Inlinguistics,deixisreferstothephenomenonwhereinunderstandingthemeaningofcertainwordsandphrasesinanutterancerequirescontextualinformation.Wordsaredeicticiftheirsemanticmeaningisfixedbuttheirdenotationalmeaningvariesdependingontimeand/orplace.Wordsorphrasesthatrequirecontextualinformationtoconveyanymeaningaredeictic.Typesof...