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Anaphoric

Adjective
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Describing language that uses anaphora—the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses—for emphasis or rhythm.

Detailed Definition
Anaphoric describes the rhetorical repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses, creating rhythm, emphasis, and emotional intensity; famously used in Whitman’s catalogs and biblical psalms, anaphora unifies stanzas and amplifies lyrical or prophetic tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
Anaphoric: In Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” the repeated phrase “I rise” at the beginning of successive stanzas demonstrates anaphoric structure for rhetorical emphasis and emotional crescendo.
Additional Notes
Anaphoric: Refers to repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines or clauses (anaphora); a powerful poetic device for rhythm, emphasis, and emotional build-up—e.g., Ginsberg’s “Howl” or biblical psalms.
Also Known As
Backward-referring Pronoun-like Reference word Pointing back
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