anaphora

Anaphora

Anaphora Definition

In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as Anaphora.

When using anaphora it has the ability to attach great importance to the start of the sentence to have a sort of spiritual sentiment. and helps emphasize the phrase

Famous examples

Example # 1: Richard II, Act 2, Scene 1 (By William Shakespeare)

“This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England,

This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings [... .]

This land of such dear souls, this dear dear land

Example # 2: A Tale of Two Cities (By Charles Dickens)

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”

My examples

Life is terrible, life is great. Life is nothing but a mess.

The king is benevolent as your mother. the king is powerful as an army. The king is intelligent as a scholar. The king is surely great and perfect