repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses
1The Carmelite Order — The Carmelite Order † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order One of the mendicant orders. Origin The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …
2Scheme (linguistics) — In linguistics, scheme is a figure of speech that changes the normal arrangement of words in a sentence s structure. A good example of a playwright who was notorious for his use of schemes and tropes was William Shakespeare ( Romeo and Juliet ,… …
3anaphora — [ə naf(ə)rə] noun 1》 Grammar the use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation, to avoid repetition, for example the pronouns he, she, it, and they and the verb do in I like it and so do they. Compare with… …
4anaphora — n. 1 Rhet. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. 2 Gram. the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition (e.g. do in I like it and so do they). 3 Eccl. the… …
5epanaphora — noun repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses • Syn: ↑anaphora • Hypernyms: ↑repetition * * * ˌepəˈnaf(ə)rə noun Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek …
6anaphora — [ə naf′ə rə] n. [L < Gr < ana , up, back + pherein, to BEAR1] repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, lines of verse, etc …
7Glossary of rhetorical terms — Rhetorical Theory is a subject rife with jargon and special terminology. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions here are intended to serve as a quick reference rather than an in depth… …
8symploce — noun repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe • Hypernyms: ↑repetition …
9anaphora — noun Etymology: 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 Date: circa 1589 1. repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of… …
10Symploce — Sym plo*ce, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an interweaving, fr. ? to twine together; ? + ? to twine.] (Rhet.) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the… …