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Anaphora in Poetry
Anaphora in Poetry
Anaphora is used by poets to convey the tone or meaning behind the words
to the reader. Additionally, it is used to create rhythm, emphasize certain
ideas or themes, and engage the reader through repetition.
Examples
1. “London” by William Blake
“In every cry of every Man,
In every infant’s cry of fear,”
8. In “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman, she punctuated her hope for
unity and healing by repeating the phrase "we will".
"We will raise this wounded world into a wondrous one.
We will rise from the gold-limbed hills of the west.
We will rise from the windswept northeast,
where our forefathers first realized revolution.
We will rise from the lake-rimmed cities of the midwestern states.
We will rise from the sunbaked south.
We will rebuild, reconcile and recover."