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Introducing #PopRhetoric!
In this space we will:
- introduce different rhetorical devices each week
- ask you for your favorite song lyrics that illustrate them
In this space we will:
- introduce different rhetorical devices each week
- ask you for your favorite song lyrics that illustrate them
We'll start with a classic.
Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
An example:
"Little old lady got mutilated late last night"
— Warren Zevon, "Werewolves of London"
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Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
An example:
"Little old lady got mutilated late last night"
— Warren Zevon, "Werewolves of London"
Send us your faves with #PopRhetoric!
This week's #PopRhetoric:
Anaphora: repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses
What are your favorite examples from song lyrics?
Anaphora: repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses
What are your favorite examples from song lyrics?
