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Rhetoric vs Anaphora - What's the difference?

rhetoric | anaphora |

As nouns the difference between rhetoric and anaphora

is that rhetoric is the art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade while anaphora is (rhetoric) the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.

As an adjective rhetoric

is .

rhetoric

English

(wikipedia rhetoric)

Alternative forms

* rhetorick (obsolete)

Adjective

    • Noun

  • The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
  • Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
    • It’s only so much rhetoric .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "rhetoric": political, legal, visual, classical, ancient, violent, empty, inflammatory, hateful, heated, fiery, vitriolic, angry, overheated, extreme.

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * rhetorical * rhetorician

    See also

    * preterition *

    Anagrams

    *

    anaphora

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (plural of anaphora) anaphoras, anaphors * (plural of anaphor) anaphors

    Noun

  • (rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
  • (linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
  • (linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
  • English plurals
  • English plurals

    • Derived terms

    * anaphoric

    Usage notes

    * In linguistics, the terms (anaphor) and (term) are sometimes used interchangeably, although in some theories, a distinction is made between them. See .

    Hypernyms

    * (reference to something previously mentioned) endophora

    Coordinate terms

    * (reference to something previously mentioned) cataphora, exophora, homophora

    See also

    * ("anaphora" on Wikipedia) *