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Language Feature: Anaphora

Anaphora: The use of a word  to you have written earlier in the text

Why is Anaphora used/what is it's affect: Anaphora is the repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing or speech.

Examples: 

• Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.

• My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.

• Everything looked dark and bleak, everything looked gloomy, and everything was under a blanket of mist.

• Buying food for myself , feeding myself, hanging with myself, this is what my life is like when i'm by myself.

Language feature: Antithesis

Antithesis:a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

Why is Antithesis used/what is it's affect: used to strengthen an argument by using either exact opposites or simply contrasting ideas but can also include both.

Examples:

• In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling, Dumbledore and Voldemort engage in a fiery and electric battle of the ages. They are both powerful wizards, with Dumbledore coming down on the side of good and Voldemort coming down on the side of evil.

• Speech is silver, but silence is gold.