anaphora, anaphoric 1. The use of the same word or phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses, sentences, lines, or verses; usually for emphasis or rhetorical effect; as in, 'She didn't speak. She didn't stand. She didn't even look up when we came in.' `We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight ... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1645/