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Anaphora is a literary device which employs repetition of a word or clause at the beginning of adjacent lines or stanzas in a poem for the purpose of emphasis and generating rhythm. The use of this technique for dramatic effect dates back at least to the Bible, as witnessed in Psalm 150: Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. 2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. 3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre, 4 praise him with timbrel and dancing, praise him with the strings and pipe, 5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Martin Luther King, Jr. also applied anaphora to create an emotional response and inspire his audience in his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm More examples can be found in the following link: http://literarydevices.net/anaphora/ Your assignment: As winter wraps its arms around the folks here in the U S of A, write a poem commemorating the seasons, using the anaphora technique. Let the creativity flow from your soul!  Dave |
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