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GCSE English Literature · key term
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or lines.
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or sentences.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or phrases.
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or sentences.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or lines.
Revise: Writer's methodsThe anaphora of the clauses beginning “If you” creates a repeated pattern: an action against a person produces a recognisable human response. Shylock moves through bleeding, laughter and death before asking, “and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?” Placing revenge after these bodily responses makes retaliation appear equally natural.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or sentences.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases.
A repeated word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or sentences.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or sentences.
Revise: Writer's methodsSoon afterwards, “It did not seem strange” recurs at the beginnings of sentences describing further human habits. This anaphora creates an accumulating rhythm of acceptance. Whips, technology, smoking and clothes become ordinary because the animals have already accepted the larger reversal.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive lines or clauses.
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines.
Revise: Writer's methodsBassanio begins consecutive lines with “If you did know”: this is anaphora, making his defence sound insistent as he asks Portia to consider his reasons. He also repeatedly ends lines with “the ring”: this is epistrophe, keeping the disputed object at the centre of his argument. Portia answers with the same repeated line ending, but turns attention from his reasons to the ring’s meaning and his promise.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive clauses or lines.
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive lines or clauses.
Repetition at the beginnings of successive phrases or lines, such as ‘Talk to me’.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of successive lines or clauses.
