WorksheetsAnaphora Practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
"We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer" - Reagan's Farewell Speech
Couplet
Anaphora
Alliteration
Pun
Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn…
syntax
anaphora
loose sentence
rhetorical question
We made a difference. We made the city stronger. We made the city freer" - Reagan's Farewell Speech
Couplet
Anaphora
Alliteration
Pun
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
(a)
Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive lines, clauses or sentences, thereby lending them emphasis.
Anaphora
Allusion
Repetition
Read the following quote from Emma Watson's speech, HeForShe: I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men. What rhetorical device is used by Watson at the beginning of each successive sentence? HINT: Look at the bolded and underlined words!
repetition
paradox
anaphora
antithesis
Identify the rhetorical device used in the following sentence: 'Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.'
A) Metaphor
B) Anaphora
C) Simile
D) Hyperbole
Which of the following sentences is an example of anaphora?
A) She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
B) To err is human, to forgive divine.
C) We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds.
D) The pen is mightier than the sword.
In the sentence 'Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!', what literary device is being used?
A) Alliteration
B) Anaphora
C) Irony
D) Metaphor
What is the effect of using anaphora in a speech or writing?
A) It creates a musical rhythm.
B) It emphasizes a point and engages the audience.
C) It provides a detailed description.
D) It introduces a contrasting idea.
Which of the following is NOT an example of anaphora?
A) I came, I saw, I conquered.
B) It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
C) Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
D) The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Read the following passage: 'We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France.' What rhetorical device is being used?
A) Epistrophe
B) Anaphora
C) Chiasmus
D) Antithesis
Which of the following best defines anaphora?
A) The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses.
B) The repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses.
C) The use of a word to modify two or more words in different ways.
D) The use of a word to stand in for another word.
In the famous speech 'I Have a Dream', Martin Luther King Jr. repeats the phrase 'I have a dream'. What is this an example of?
A) Metaphor
B) Anaphora
C) Alliteration
D) Hyperbole
Which sentence uses anaphora?
A) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
B) Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break.
C) A rolling stone gathers no moss.
D) Actions speak louder than words.
