English Literature GCSE
Anaphora
What Anaphora means in English Literature GCSE, as defined for Eduqas, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Anaphora
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences, creating emphasis and rhythm. In Act 4, Scene 1, Henry's soliloquy uses anaphora: 'Upon the king! Let us our lives, our souls, our debts, our careful wives, our children, and our sins lay on the king!'
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines.
Topics that use Anaphora
- London (Eduqas GCSE)
- Sonnet 43 (Eduqas GCSE)
- Henry V (OCR GCSE)
- Love and Relationships Anthology (OCR GCSE)
- The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (OCR GCSE)
- Anthology Poetry Comparison (named poem vs. poem of choice from same collection) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Conflict Poetry Anthology (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Evaluation of a Writer's Choice of Vocabulary, Grammatical and Structural Features (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Poetry Anthology: Conflict (15 poems – Romantic, Literary Heritage, Contemporary) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Poetry since 1789 – Pearson Poetry Anthology (choice of collection: Relationships, Conflict, Time and Place, Belonging) (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Anaphora in the exam
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