Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric

• Device used in "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
• Word repetition
• Using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word
• Literary repetition
• A rewrite of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using ___: “A lamb quite little, Mary had / A lamb, fleece white as snow”
• Repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anaphora may refer to: Anaphora (rhetoric) , a rhythmic device Anaphora (linguistics) , a referential pattern in linguistics Anaphora (liturgy) a part of the Eucharistic liturgy in Christianity

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context rhetoric English) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. 2 (context linguistics English) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"repetition of a word or phrase in successive clauses," 1580s, from Latin, from Greek anaphora "reference," literally "a carrying back," from anapherein "to carry back, to bring up," from ana "back" (see ana- ) + pherein "to bear" (see infer ).