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The author gives an animal, object or idea,

human qualities.

Ex: "The sky roared with

excitement!"

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A comparison of two unlike things in which like or as is not used.

Ex: "The energetic is a tornado."

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OSU School of Writing, Literature and Film

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"What is a Metaphor?": A Literary Guide for English Students and Teachers

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Table of contents

Literally elements

vocabulary

writings

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A rhetorical device that uses extreme exaggeration to create emphasis and convey a specific idea.

Ex: This taco is hotter than the sun.

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The words or phrases to describe something

by comparing it to something else.

Ex: The soft glow came from the tiny setting sun, firmly fixated on the wall.

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A comparison of two unlike things using the

things using the words like or as.

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A common phrase or expression in which the meaning of the whole sentence is different from the meaning of its individual words.

Ex: Its a piece of cake!

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Contrasting ideas are expressed by using parallel arrangements of words.

Ex: we must learn to live together as brothers or die together as fools.

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A statement made in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer.

Ex: Is the sky blue

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Figure of explication using a brief or casual reference to a famous person, group, historical event.

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Repetition of words at the beginning of a phrase or sentence.

Ex: It was the best of times, it's was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.

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: repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect

Lincoln's "we cannot dedicate-we cannot consecrate-we cannot hallow-this ground" is an example of anaphora

: use of a grammatical substitute (such as a pronoun or a pro-verb) to refer to the denotation of a preceding word or group of words

also : the relation between a grammatical substitute and its antecedent

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An is a rhetorical device in which a word or expression is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences, clauses, or phrases. A well-known example of this may be found in the speech given by Winston Churchill to the House of Commons on June 4th, 1940: "We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air..." The anaphora may be contrasted with the epistrophe, which is similar in nature, but describes the repetition of a word which occurs at the end of a phrase, sentence, or clause, rather than the beginning. A famous example of epistrophe is found in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Throughout the book, Evans uses - anaphora in conjunction with evocative imagery. Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021

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Word History

Late Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek, act of carrying back, reference, from anapherein to carry back, refer, from ana- + pherein to carry - more at bear

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

The first known use of anaphora was before the 12th century

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The meaning of ANAPHORA is repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect. How to use anaphora in a sentence. What is the difference between anaphora and epistrophe?

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A comparison between two unlike this.

Ex: Zack's sense of personal hygiene is on the same level as a pig that rolls around in dirt and mud all day.

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What is an Analogy? Explanation and Activity

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Main events

2 main structures of plots:

Liner(Line) story is told in chronological order.

Non-Liner(Bounce) when the story is told in an order that does not match the order in which the events took place.

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A flashback is a scene that took place before a story begins.

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events to come are dropped

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A side story that runs parallel to the main plot .

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A scene that is set in time later than the main story.

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Characterization: How characters are in a story

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A struggle between two opposing forces.

Fully shown in the climax.

Types of conflicts

Internal conflicts -occurs within a person.

External conflict- occurs when a character struggles with an outside force.

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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Tone is author's attitude and feels about a specific subject.

Diction is word choice

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The emotional response that the writer wants US (Readers) to have during a story

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The main message/lesson or underlying meaning.

Can be applied to any story.

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Introduction (includes a claim) (1st paragraph)

Body (2nd and 3rd paragraph

Counterclaim and Rebuttal (4th paragraph)

Conclusion (5th paragraph)

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What should be included in my introduction?

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What should be included in my introduction?

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1. Hook your reader!

2. Background information on the topic

3. Claim

Reasons (Listed) in the claim

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What should be included in my introduction?

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The claim is the statement that tells your reader what you are going to say in your essay.

Your opinion

Claim= topic +reasons

Be confident