Anaphora vs. Cataphora: Know the Difference

The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs; for example, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills" (Winston S. Churchill).

The use of a linguistic unit, such as a pronoun, to refer ahead to another unit, for example, the use of him to refer to John in the sentence Near him, John saw a snake.

(Linguistics) The use of a linguistic unit, such as a pronoun, to refer to the same person or object as another unit, usually a noun. The use of her to refer to the person named by Anne in the sentence Anne asked Edward to pass her the salt is an example of anaphora.

The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.

(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.

(Christianity) The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ

Plural of anaphor

A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.

The use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent. It is contrasted with cataphora, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned.

Using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word

Repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses