“Mr. Speaker, Leader Reid, Leader McConnell, Leader Pelosi, Assistant Leader Clyburn; to the friends and family of Rosa Parks; to the distinguished guests who are gathered here today… Read More
President Obama made some remarks at the White House recently about the forthcoming sequester, and I’ve done the usual and identified all the rhetorical devices used; they’re hig… Read More
This post is part of a series on rhetoric and rhetorical devices. For other posts in the series, please click this link. Device: Symploce (pronounced sim-plo-see or sim-plo-kee) Origin: From… Read More
Repetition
Repetition is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer. There are several types of repetitions commonly used in both … Read More
Three rhetorical terms that describe a type of repetition are anaphora, epistrophe, and symploce.
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of successive cl… Read More
Epiphora and anaphora are words you likely don’t recognize. However, it’s safe to assume that you have read and heard these rhetorical devices many times before without realizing… Read More
As I write this post, the war in Ukraine continues. Ukrainian forces, under the courageous leadership of President Volodymyr Zelensky, are putting up incredible resistance to the Russian inv… Read More
If you’re looking for anaphora examples to master your understanding of this literary device, this post is for you!
After reading this post, you’ll be able to identify anaph… Read More