Mr. Earls, English 3

Repetition  Restating an idea using the same words  Anaphora – repeating something at the beginning  “We cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground…”  I have a dream that… I have a dream that… I have a dream that…  “Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”

Repetition  Restating an idea using the same words  Epistrophe– repeating something at the End  “This government of the people, by the people, and for the people…”  “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child”  "There is no Negro problem. There is no Southern problem. There is no Northern problem. There is only an American problem."

Parallelism  Repeating a grammatical structure  “With malice towards none; with charity for all…”  "The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessing; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."  “But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream."

antithesis  Using strongly contrasting words, images, or ideas  “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”  Never give in — never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in …”  Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.

Rhetorical questions  Asking questions for affect, not to get answers  “From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected?  “Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance, North and South, East and West, that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind? Will you join in that historic effort?”