anaphora
/əˈnæfɝə/
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora in a sentence
“Churchill's 'We shall fight' speech uses powerful anaphora.”
Origin of anaphora
Greek anaphora a carrying back from anapherein to carry back from ana- back + pherein to bear
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