Anaphora

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Communication

Foundational Lexiconrepeated beginning
Executive Parlanceopening repetition
Scholarly Discourserhetorical repetition
Babel ZenithAnaphora
Origin: Greek/Rhetoric
Pronunciation: /əˈnæfərə/

Etymology & Meaning

Repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses.

In the Boardroom

I have a dream... I have a dream...

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