#anaphora

[texastendy-29]

overtime, 10/21/24

[tmarshconnors]

Power of Repetition in Public Speaking

After watching "Oscar-winning actor & writer Tom Hanks gives the Oxford Union an acting lesson" on YouTube I felt inspired to write this blog. The link below if interested.

Public speaking is an art that transcends mere words; it involves a deep understanding of human psychology, effective communication techniques, and the strategic use of rhetorical devices. Among these, repetition stands out as a powerful tool that can elevate a speech from ordinary to extraordinary. In this blog, we delve into the Repetition class in speaking, exploring how this technique can captivate audiences, enhance message retention, and leave a lasting impact.

The Basics of Repetition:

Repetition involves the intentional reuse of words, phrases, or ideas within a speech. When employed thoughtfully, it can create emphasis, reinforce key points, and establish a rhythm that resonates with the audience. There are various forms of repetition, each serving a unique purpose:

Anaphora: This involves repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. For example, Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech masterfully uses anaphora with the repetition of "I have a dream."

Epistrophe: In contrast to anaphora, epistrophe repeats a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Winston Churchill's famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech is a classic example of epistrophe in action.

Anadiplosis: This technique involves repeating the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next. This creates a seamless connection between ideas and builds momentum. Yoda's sage advice, "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering," is an example of anadiplosis.

The Impact of Repetition:

Emphasis: Repetition serves as a spotlight, directing the audience's attention to specific words or ideas. By repeating a key point, a speaker can emphasize its importance, making it more likely to be remembered.

Rhythm and Flow: A well-crafted repetition adds a musical quality to a speech, creating a rhythmic flow that engages the audience. This cadence can make the message more memorable and enjoyable.

Connection: Repetition helps to establish connections between different parts of a speech. It ties ideas together, creating a cohesive narrative that is easier for the audience to follow.

Persuasion: Through repetition, a speaker can subtly persuade the audience to adopt a particular viewpoint or take action. The consistent reinforcement of a message can influence attitudes and beliefs.

Practical Tips for Using Repetition Effectively:

Choose Key Points: Identify the core messages you want to convey, and strategically repeat key words or phrases associated with these points.

Consider Your Audience: Tailor your repetition to resonate with your audience. Understanding their preferences, values, and expectations will help you use repetition more effectively.

Vary Your Approach: While repetition is a powerful tool, overusing it can diminish its impact. Vary your repetition techniques to keep the audience engaged and interested.

Practice Pacing: The timing and pacing of repetition are crucial. Practice delivering your speech with the right rhythm to maximize its impact.

In the world of public speaking, the Repetition class is a formidable ally. When wielded with skill and precision, repetition can transform a speech into a compelling, memorable experience for both the speaker and the audience. By understanding the various forms of repetition and practising its implementation, speakers can elevate their communication skills and leave a lasting impression on those who listen.

[logeion-proseify]

Teeth, teeth, teeth

Ripping flesh from bone again,

Grit and blood mixing on my tongue.

Teeth, teeth, teeth

Biting me from within,

Scraping my throat as they choke me.

Lust, lust, lust

Craving you from bone again,

A hunger that swells,

Black and endless.

Lust, lust, lust

Feeling you left behind,

Raw, bleeding, tearing at my skin.

Lust, lust, lust

Ripping my heart into pieces,

Shards of glass,

A splintered reflection.

Consume, consume, consume

Devour you from the inside. Consume your very soul.

Let your crimson fill my lungs,

Until I drown in you.

Teeth, lust, consume

Teeth, lust, consume

[lesbianpoetess]

ow my head hurts

ow my stomach hurts

ow my hand hurts

ow my wrist burns

ow my thighs hurt

ow my lungs cant seem to fill completely

ow my chest hurts

ow this doesnt look like a shitpost

[nightshadesmusings]

from the prompt: Write a poem of at least ten lines in which each line begins with the same word (anaphora).

text under the cut

Where

Where the wind blows, reaching all of us until there is no escaping it Where the river flows, meandering until it meets itself in an oxbow lake Where the corn grows, rustling endlessly despite the still summer day Where the raven goes, watching us from its perch on the power lines Where the eyes close, escaping a world they can’t help but see Where I decompose, watching myself fall into component bits Where my clothes fray and unravel, leaving behind torn polyester Where the rose sprouts from my chest as I fade into obscurity Where I wrote my poems and prose, where I thought about the places Where I once stood.

[popcorn-plots]

Febuwhump day 14: blood-stained tiles

Title: Red

Words: 59

Summary: Wong reflects on his husband's death.

I really hope the formatting works out--

btw, this is an anaphora (pronounce ah-naf-or-a). From the Acadamy of American Poets: "The term anaphora refers to a poetic technique in which successive phrases or lines begin with the same words, often resembling a litany. The repetition can be as simple as a single word or as long as an entire phrase." Happy Valentine's day.

~~~

Red. The tiles were stained

Red like the

Red roses Stephen had given him their first date, he had worn

Red like the traditional robes Wong wore for their wedding,

Red like the flowers and

Red like his heart and

Red like the sunset and

Red like his anger, his grief, and

Red like his

                      blood

                                        on the

                                        floor

Ao3

[mossyrobins]

anaphora? isn’t that the chick from good omens?

[writinginnorthnorfolk]

whole lot of sparkles

sparkle on, twigs in a dazzle of rimesparkle on, bouquets of drooping iciclessparkle on, clocks in a tick-tock of timesparkle on, light off the bells of bicycles sparkle on, salt of retreating tidessparkle on, iridescent starlingssparkle on, diamonds worn by bridessparkle on, smiles in the eyes of my darlings sparkle on, vanity in a room of mirrorssparkle on, dew in a daisy’s eyesparkle on,…

[dogmadiary]

Tightening Up a Story

So I’m sick again. Big surprise there! I couldn’t sleep for the life of me last night and I felt the moment it happened—my throat got a little dry out of nowhere and I was done for. I’ll be honest I saw this coming but I’m still mad about it.

As the new year has begun and I’ve spent more time alone drawing and thinking, I’ve considered picking up Anaphora 2 (title pending lol) again—I haven’t worked on it since before starting AKN, which was over a year ago 😵‍💫!!

My reluctance towards picking it back up comes partially from burnout, as well as some hesitation surrounding a certain reunion scene coming up fast..I worry I have a tendency to be a little too self indulgent with the more sentimental scenes (especially when it’s Martyn and Abraham :3). Certain current scene placements have me reconsidering a lot, which means much of the first draft for part 1 will have to change. This is both necessary and anticipated, but I suppose the concrete realization has come on a little quicker than I thought it would? Or maybe I was thinking I would get out of it easier.

Instead of denying myself opportunity and recognition to try and remain as humble and grounded as possible, I’ve tried to be a bit more self-congratulatory about A Killing Name in front of other people. I go to school with quite a few very talented and accomplished people, which I think has made me a little more eager to prove that I too am talented and accomplished—except I am making this decree to others without being 100% sure of it myself. All of this is to say that people are reading my book which is incredibly flattering and also existentially terrifying.

Knowing that those same talented and accomplished people were reading (examining? analyzing??? Criticizing!?!?) my work had me up at night unable to sleep—Christmas Eve and I am awake terrified because I probably should have cut Bijou and the sister subplot entirely because they amounted to essentially nothing and now people are reading the book and making their own conclusions about that.

Could I go and tighten up AKN right now? Yes I could. It would probably be easy, but like I said, I’m burnt out (which is also why you never see me drawing those guys. sorry everyone) and a little traumatized from repeatedly having to re-indent 70 pages worth of paragraphs after docs fucked me up the ass.

So what does this have to do with Anaphora?

After six years of on-and-off writing and constantly on-not-off thinking I am still not done with it or ready to be done with it like I am with AKN. I had a little bit of an epiphany regarding my favorite girl’s bg, and have started actively rewriting and rewiring certain things that will effect draft 2 of part one pretty significantly. I have learned my lesson! We need to get tight butthole here.

I would like to discuss some of these changes below, as they are not spoiling anything on a purely surface level.

So first and foremost, I am working on a soft redesign of the Heatherbeast. Most of the important things about it are remaining the same—still big and red like evil Clifford and still with the skinned face. Overall, I want their design to resemble a brown hyena more that the sort of large amalgamous (?) dog thing that they were.

Why? I think I remember describing it somewhere as looking like a bunch of random animal parts slapped together, which I think is exemplified more in this design than the previous, which looked too cohesive in the opposite direction. The brown hyena looks cohesive because of the fact that it does not. I much prefer basing the designs of mythical creatures upon real ones—I like tying it back to medieval bestiaries. Like you���re looking at something from far away. I think it fits in with the themes of monsters as evolution that comes up with the Bordeaux family, and it works as a nice parallel to Martyn’s hyena form, which is somewhat out of place with most of her ability drawing from/inspired by North American wildlife (and of course that parallel runs a little deeper than I will share here—just know that it is intentional). I also just Love the skinny striped legs..it feels very reminiscent of my design for Mordred (I would love to unpack my rationale behind all my dark tower designs and redesigns here one day cuz oh boy—but I digress).

Next…the ever present issue of Martyn’s custody arrangement. At least it has been very present to me—I love a good custody arrangement but I’m not sure how much of this I have actually ever discussed with people. This is because the custody arrangement—specifically between the ages of 13-18–had this weird sort of problem where I was balancing out the most formative years of Martyn’s life with characters who were, in the grand scheme of things, incredibly inconsequential and unimportant. This is, as I have only recently truly come to understand, a huge problem, because the characters who are responsible for Martyn’s Big Issue (iykyk) in part 2–characters who had custody over her during this period of 13-18–was an undeveloped, static couple who never actually appeared in the actual story.

The point of Anaphora to me is the interconnectedness of all of the characters. It is meant to be incredibly insular—and it pretty much is in all other areas. What I’m saying is that I have decided to cut out the couple (whose names I never even really solidified lmao). Now, after she is taken away from Abraham at age 13, Martyn is returned to her mother, Diana.

To the one maybe two people out there who are more intimately familiar with the lore, this is a huge change and raises some pretty intense implications surrounding Diana and Rose specifically (Rose plays a significantly large part in removing Martyn from Abraham’s custody)—but these are complications that I think fit their characters and conflicts very well.

This also, in my opinion, frames this period of Martyn’s life as being much darker than previously thought. Once again, I think it more appropriately matches the ensuing fallout around Martyn’s Big Issue a lot better—I don’t think it ever made much sense for two characters who Martyn was never emotionally connected to to have such a lasting effect on her. She strikes me as someone who only values others’ opinions of hers self when the others in question are people she cares about or feels connected to in some way. Idk, I feel like this rounds out Martyn’s conflict with Diana very nicely—it’s like full circle, which is very Anaphora.

Those more intimately aware of the Anaphora lore might also recall that Martyn was originally sent up north by her wards after they’d finally had enough of her. This occurs the summer before she is meant to start HS, at age 15. This still happens, at Diana’s will this time, but my plans around exactly where she is sent/what she is doing there are changing a bit. I have a good idea of what it is, but I’m hesitant to discuss it further as it is very grounded in some Real Life things and I want to make sure I am doing everything right and respectfully before I jump in.

Overall, I am attempting to make the entire story more grounded so to balance out the more fantastical elements. Don’t worry, the shapeshifters and reincarnation and weird dreamwalking is here to stay.

I’m sure a lot of this came off as gibberish—I am hoping to continue discussing my creative endeavors here so people can get a better idea of what the hell im talking about all the time.

If you read this far I’m kissing you. Thanks!!

[tyin-cherry-knots]

proof reading my creative writing portfolio and damn I really am a whore for anaphora

[exquis1tecorpse]

Piece from January. Wrote for my best friend, inspired by an inside joke about our year seven science teacher + my own experience being an outsider and very hated as a child. She said it was really good, which kind of inspired me to post my stuff on here.

‘Harmful chemicals’

I am a harmful chemical. Toxic and acidic, I burn holes in everything I touch.

I am a harmful chemical. I spit poison at anyone that comes too close, Burning their hands and scalding their eyes, Sending everyone away squealing and upset.

I am a harmful chemical, unsafe to be around. People approach me with gloves on and face covered, Ready for the inevitable explosion.

I am a harmful chemical, So I have never been touched. I can be stared at, from a distance, Kept in my biohazard box until a child is brave enough to unlock the lid.

I am a harmful chemical, So I am not known. Too elusive to research, I cover when under the microscope. Fizzing and hissing until I am left alone.

I am a harmful chemical. I appeared in the lab one day, A grey matter at the back of the shelf; ‘TOXIC’ branded on my forehead.

Thank you for believing in me Emilija

[domlarkin]

Praise Be...

Praise be the slow birth of rare stars in stagnant galaxies. Praise be the gathering of Truth, as it flowers, in a war-torn world of mass deceit. Praise be green and blue swells above grey, dead- end streets of ennui. Praise be the vibrant spirit of poets amidst boneyards of broken dreams. Praise be the sweet voices of angels amongst secular cacophonies. Praise be the soft feathers of Grace that fall upon the hardened ground of the faithless. Praise be the gentle flow of pillowed sleep, despite dreadful forms buttressing Night. And praise be you, who never wavers, despite the cynicism of all your critics.

[bloseroseone]

What is Anaphora?: Definition, Example, and More

Have you ever been intrigued by the repetition of specific lines in a speech or poem? That’s most certainly the magic of anaphora at work! This rhetorical and literary strategy has been used for ages to inspire, persuade, and interest readers. But what is anaphora, and why is it so important in writing and communication?

Let’s dive into the world of anaphora, explore its definition, history, and applications, and learn how you can use it effectively in your own writing.

What is Anaphora?

Anaphora is a rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the start of subsequent sentences, clauses, or lines to add emphasis and rhythm. Anaphora is a technique that is frequently employed in speeches, poetry, and literature to stress significant concepts and elicit powerful emotions. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, for example, makes great use of anaphora with the repeated phrase “I have a dream.” This effective strategy lends a sense of unity and focus to the message being delivered....Continue reading

[appleflavouredpoetry]

See what I see.

I know not of heart or soul

I know not of how they treated you

I know not your recent fears

I know not if you wish for comfort

I know, I love you

I know you

I know their words mean nothing

I know you are not who they say

For you are the strongest, bravest, I have seen. You are not what they make you.

You are my love.

You are not what she made you.

You're sweet, and you're kind. And I pray, one day, you see it too.

DEC | 23 | 24

[deadnettle-deadofnight]

[authormarialberg]

Separation Awareness

Separated by Maria L. Berg 2024 These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Writober Week Two: Separation. OctPoWriMo Lost in the Forest In the lost-witch forest tall trees closein the lost witch forest the same trees passed againin the lost-witch forest trees separate and isolatein the lost-witch forest the separated are lost In the lost-witch darkness frog chirps frightenin the…