Literary Term: Anaphora

Anaphora: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses,clauses, or sentences.



The first time I heard an anaphora was watching the movie Ten Things I hate about you. The main character recites a poem, which is one big anaphora. After that, when I hear that word, I automatically start to recite the poem.






It doesn't have to be in a peom form either, many people use anaphoras in rants to other people. Like in The Big Lebowski.




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