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"You will not find poetry anywhere unless you bring some of it with you."
Joseph Joubert (1754-1824)
"When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses."
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963)
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Anaphora & Epiphora – What They Are & Some Poetry Forms that Use Them.
WHAT ARE THEY?
These literary devices are when the author decides to repeat a word or words and is used in everything from stories to speeches to poetry.
Anaphora is a repetition that can be found at the beginning and Epiphora is the when the repetition is found at the end of a series of sentences, clauses, stanzas, paragraphs, etc.
So, why would you want to use them? There are a couple of reasons. One, whenever you repeat anything it creates a focus on whatever is repeated, and two, it creates a musical rhythm within the piece.
The following are a couple of forms that utilize them, and even though I'm sharing these with you so you can play with these literary tools, you can use them in any poetry form.
Bio Poem
Bio poems use anaphora when they repeat the word “who” at the beginning of several lines.
MUST HAVES
--10 or 11 lines, depending on which variation you use.
--A specific sequence:
First Name:
4 Traits That Describe You:
Position or Job:
Longing for:
Who Feels:
Who Needs:
Who Gives:
Who Would Like To See:
Resident of:
Synonym:
OR
FIRST NAME:
4 adjectives that describe you:
Daughter/Son of:
Lover of: 3 things
Who needs: 3 things
Who Fears:
Who gives: 3 things
Who fears:
Who believes:
Resident of:
Last Name:
OF NOTE:
Feel free to mix it up or make up your own WHO lines. As you can see from the two examples, there really is no set rule. Make it you. Make it yours. ALSO, REMEMBER online safety when posting this particular poem with your name. Feel free to use nicknames.
I Am Poem
I am poems utilize anaphora when it repeats “I” and “I am” at the beginning of each line.
MUST HAVES
--18 lines.
--A specific sequence:
I am (two special characteristics)
I wonder (something you are actually curious about)
I hear (an imaginary sound)
I see (an imaginary sight)
I want (an actual desire)
I am (repeat first line of the poem)
I pretend (something you actually pretend to do)
I feel (a feeling about something imaginary)
I touch (an imaginary touch)
I worry (something that really bothers you)
I cry (something that makes you very sad)
I am (repeat first line, again)
I understand (something you know is true)
I say (something you believe in)
I dream (something you actually dream about)
I try (something you really make an effort with)
I hope (something you actually hope for)
I am (finish it off with the first line of the poem)
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
-- Any type of rhyme, including no rhyme.
--Any type of meter, including no meter.
OF NOTE:
Epiphora is sometimes called Epistrophe.
Both the Bio Poem and the I Am Poem were taken from one of my past newsletters: "WC Newsletter #125*Poetry For Beginners" [E]
SOURCE NOTES:
Drury, John. the po.e.try dic.tion.ar.y. 2nd edition. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 2006. Print.
The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics. Edited by Ales Preminger and T. V. F. Brogan. 1993.
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Theme: Anaphora (A search of WDC did not yeild anything listed with Epiphora or Epistrophe--If you have a poem that utilizes epiphora, please share it with the newsletter!)
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