Anaphora (P.1) by quang / kyle

Definition:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:41:06 UTC

A rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Example:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:41:16 UTC

"We learned to 'diagram' sentences with the solemn precision of scientists articulating chemical equations. We learned to read by reading aloud, and we learned to spell by spelling aloud."
(Joyce Carol Oates, "District School #7: Niagara County, New York." Faith of a Writer: Life, Craft, Art. HarperCollins, 2003)

Example 2:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:41:21 UTC

"It rained on his lousy tombstone, and it rained on the grass on his stomach. It rained all over the place."
(Holden Caulfield in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, 1951)

Cite:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:41:27 UTC

http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/anaphora.htm

http://dchsaplanguage.wikispaces.com/Anaphora

http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/anaphora/

http://dchsaplanguage.wikispaces.com/Anaphora

Original example:

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:41:43 UTC

I have this feeling of loneliness. I have this dream where I would meet someone that I trust. I have this memory where that person had been there.

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:51:31 UTC

quangnguyen2011 — 2013-11-15 06:53:45 UTC