Anaphora

and uses an assortment of literary elements to persuade the country to believe in him and his future plan. John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address uses elements such as anaphora, antithesis, connotation and denotation, and hortative in order to inspire and motivate the country to be better for individual and collective purposes. An anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive paragraphs. This literary element can be used when putting emphasis on important…

honey. But he couldn’t reach the honey.” (Milne 14) Milne’s repetition and use of the anaphora is key to understanding Pooh and his charisma. Milne uses the ambiguous pronoun “he” in all three sentences, which serves to show that Milne points to Pooh and his actions, however, does not explicitly mention that and can only be interpreted by the context surrounding the quotation. The author goes on to use an anaphora when he repeats, “he could” which is in the affirmative, which contrasts…

for his blessings and the ending suffering. Forgiveness and gratitude can strengthen and heal people from many afflictions or trials presented to them. Similarly, in his 20th century novel, Cry, The Beloved Country, Alan Paton employs the use of anaphora in order to emphasize how through gratitude and forgiveness people can gain strength and be healed of afflictions and have peace. Forgiveness frees people from emotional pain which allows to them to heal. Kumalo finds it difficult to…

page in American history. In August of this same year, African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In his speech, King employs anaphora, historical allusion, and figurative language to assert and emphasize the idea that African Americans must stand together to protest peacefully for the rights to which they are entitled so that America can become a place where everyone,…

letter presented his message through pathos and anaphora. Henry Thoreau, another great writer, does not speak towards civil rights, but on the topic of the government. Henry Thoreau, author of the lecture “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience,” discusses "That government is best which governs least"(Thoreau). That means that the best government is one that is barely involved or not at all. Thoreau brings forth his message with rhetorical questions and anaphora. Overall, both authors do a great job…

presented his message through pathos and anaphora. Henry Thoreau, another great writer does not speak towards civil rights, but on the topic of the government. Henry Thoreau, author of the lecture “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience”, discusses "That government is best which governs least"(Thoreau). That means that the best government is one that is barely involved or not at all. Thoreau brings forth his message with rhetorical questions and anaphora. To…

the inauguration speeches of Trump, Reagan, Kennedy, and Obama, it is clear that there are some similarities and differences among them. Trump and Regan both had a similar message in their inaugural addresses, all the presidents were able to use an anaphora, and their was a contrast between the language of Trump and Kennedy. Trump and Reagan both stressed the importance of the government belonging to the people in their inaugural addresses. Trump stated, “What truly matters is not which party…

Anaphora is a repetition of a word or phrase in the beginning of a sentence. They add emphasis and get straight to the point to show exactly what the author is talking about. The main examples of anaphoras in this article are two one sentence paragraphs; “And still they went in” and “And still they went up” (Burke). These anaphoras emphasize how the firemen and first responders still went into the tower and still went…

produce the response,” which is just what King did through the use of pathos. He repeated the phrase "I have a dream" eight times in 17 minutes. This repetition is called “anaphora” in pathos. Anaphora is when a word or phrase is repeatedly said in an effort for the listeners to see the significance of what is being said. The anaphora in this speech is clearly, "I have a dream." This short, 4 word phrase was repeated eight times in the 17-minute speech and had such an emotional impact on…

uses anaphora, segregating style, and strong language. Obama uses anaphora on many occasions in his speech, he uses them to clarify what he is saying. This is shown in the quote, “Go into the collar counties [...] people will tell you they don’t want their tax money wasted, by a welfare agency [...] Go in -- Go into any […] city neighborhood, and folks will tell you that government”. Another way he uses anaphora is to emphasize what he is saying. This is shown in this excerpt using anaphora,…