Examples of Anaphora in Literature Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern AbbeybyWilliam Wordsworth This piece, one of Wordsworth’s best known, is titled in full:‘Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, On Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798’.It provid...
Anaphora appears frequently in literature, politics, and music. Below are a few famous examples of anaphora, which offer some insight into the way it works in various contexts. Anaphora in the Bible The Song of Songs, in the Old Testament of the Bible, contains many examples of anaphora. I...
Anaphora in Literature and Film Charles Dickens opens his novel A Tale of Two Cities with anaphora: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was...
Anaphora Archetypes Assonance Catharsis in Literature Characterization Consonance Contrast (Literature) Dramatic Irony Epigram Epithet Figures of Speech Flashback Foreshadowing Homily Hyperbole Imagery Irony Juxtaposition Metaphor Onomatopoeia (Literature)
While anaphora is an effective rhetorical device, it is necessary to be mindful when preparing and using anaphora to maximize its effect. There are a few steps to remember when using anaphora in literature of any kind. Step 1: The Message What message is required? What is the purpose of...
Anachronism is when film, literature, or other types of storytelling use something from one time period in a different time period. It can be something from the past used in a futuristic setting or something from the future used in the past. Anachronisms can be accidental, such as historical...
We have an early repetition example with “arm over arm,” but the true repetition comes in the triple phrase at the end. It’s an example ofanaphora, with a word being repeated at the beginning of phrases. But my favorite part of the sentence is the “sour little shudders” of the ...
while the second contains exactly one coordinating conjunction. The first sentence also is an example of anaphora, which is a form of repetition in which successive clauses begin with the same word or words. Chandler does a good job of intimating the connections between his character’s differen...
“And stepping softly with her air of blooded ruin about the glade in a frail agony of grace she trailed her rags through dust and ashes…” Answers:a) Epimone; b) Symploce; c) Epistrophe; d) Anaphora; e) Epanalepsis; f) Anadiplosis; g) Assonance ...
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