1. Examples of Anaphora and Antithesis

2. Anaphora: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.

3. Because Because of your smile Because of the way you hold me Because of how we feel just after we wake up Because you’re selective Because you’re intuitive about my feelings Because you’re determined to make the most of yourself and your life Because you’ll understand Because you’ll always stand by me Because you’ll know what I mean even when I don’t

4. Because you know me Because you mean the world to me Because you appreciate what we have together Because I love you Because I can’t imagine life any other way Because I feel more alive every day with you than I ever have before

5. Antithesis: the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas; the direct opposite

6. “Setting the word against the word” is Shakespeare’s description of antithesis. Examples of antithesis: "To err is human, to forgive, divine." “One small step for man—one giant leap for mankind.” Neil Armstrong “Our government should work for us, not against us. It should help us, not hurt us.” Barack Obama “Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems, which divide us.” John F. Kennedy

7. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way." (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities) “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy