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"anaphora"
Definition: Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Compare with epiphora. See also:
Etymology:
From the Greek, "carrying up or back"
Examples:
- "We shall go on to the end, 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, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
(Winston Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, June 4, 1940)
- "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."
(Rick Blaine in Casablanca)
- "Brylcreem, a little dab'll do ya,
Brylcreem, you'll look so debonair!
Brylcreem, the gals'll all pursue ya!
They'll love to run their fingers through your hair."
(Kenyon & Eckhardt, 1950s advertising jingle for men's hair cream)
- "It's the hope of slaves sitting around a fire singing freedom songs; the hope of immigrants setting out for distant shores; the hope of a young naval lieutenant bravely patrolling the Mekong Delta; the hope of a millworker's son who dares to defy the odds; the hope of a skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place for him, too.
"Hope--hope in the face of difficulty. Hope in the face of uncertainty. The audacity of hope!"
(Barack Obama, "The Audacity of Hope," July 27, 2004)
- "I'm not afraid to die. . . . I'm not afraid to live. I'm not afraid to fail. I'm not afraid to succeed. I'm not afraid to fall in love. I'm not afraid to be alone. I'm just afraid I might have to stop talking about myself for five minutes."
(Kinky Friedman, When the Cat's Away)
 Pronunciation: ah-NAF-oh-rah Also Known As: epanaphora, iteratio, relatio, repetitio, report
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