In rhetoric, an anaphora ("carrying back")'s a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis. In contrast, an epistrophe (or epiphora)'s repeating words at the clauses' ends. See also other figures of speech involving repetition. One author well-known for his use of anaphora's Charles Dickens (seen in quote below). Some of his best-known works constantly portray their themes through use of this literary… (More on Anaphora)