| Anaphora (an-NAF-ruh): Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial word(s) over successive phrases or clauses. |
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"That my heart has been
troubled, that I have not sought this nomination,
that I could not seek it in good conscience, that I
would not seek it in honest self-appraisal, is not to say that I value
it the less. Rather, it is that I revere the office of the
Presidency of the United States." -- Adlai Stevenson, 1952 DNC Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address |
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"This is radical feminism. The agenda that Clinton & Clinton would impose on America: abortion on demand, a litmus test for the Supreme Court, homosexual rights, discrimination against religious schools, women in combat units. That's change, all right. But that's not the kind of change America needs. It's not the kind of change America wants. And it's not the kind of change we can abide in a nation we still call 'God's country.'" -- Pat Buchanan, Republican National Convention Culture Wars Address |
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"To raise a happy,
healthy, and hopeful child, it takes a family; it
takes teachers; it takes clergy; it takes
business people; it takes community leaders; it takes
those who protect our health and safety. It takes
all of us."
-- Hillary Clinton, 1996 Democratic National Convention Address Note: Can you spot the alliteration? |
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"The
Republicans believe that the wagon train will not make it to the frontier
unless some of the old, some of the
young, some of the weak are left behind by the side of
trail."
-- Mario Cuomo, 1984 Democratic National Convention Address |
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"We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community." -- Barbara Jordan, 1976 Democratic Convention Keynote Address |
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"What we need in the United States is not division. What we need in the United States is not hatred. What we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness; but is love and wisdom and compassion toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country whether they be white or whether they be black." -- Robert F. Kennedy, Announcing the death of Martin Luther King |
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"I am going to discuss this war in which we've been engaged for a hundred and five years; the war declared by Karl Marx in 1848, re-declared and brought down to date by Lenin, again re-declared by Stalin, and again re-declared by the Kremlin within the last five or six weeks." -- Senator Joe McCarthy |
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"Upon the national will to sacrifice
and to work depends the output of our industry and our agriculture. Upon that
will depends the survival of the vital bridge across the ocean. The bridge of
ships that carry the arms and the food for those who are fighting the good
fight. Upon that will depends our ability to aid other nations, which may
determine to offer resistance. Upon that will may depend practical assistance to
people now living in nations that have been overrun; should they find the
opportunity to strike back in an effort to regain their liberty, and may that
day come soon." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, On the War in Europe |
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"Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam. Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island. And this morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island." -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Pearl Harbor Address |
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