Language And Power

Anaphora: Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences


Epistrophe: Repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive clauses or sentences


Analogy: "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get"


Modal verbs: An auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility

• You MUST
• You MAY 
• We CAN
• It is important that we MUST

Modal verbs such as "will" and "must" show determination and conviction


Epistemic modality: When a modal verb is used to express the speakers opinion about a statement for example "it might be true"


Deontic modality: When a modal verb is used to affect a situation for example giving permission - "you can go when you are finished"


PARALLELISM:

1. Synonymous Parallelism 

• Sometimes the second half echoes or develops the first half
• Are similar to show that the ideas are equal in importance
• Adds balance, rhythm and clarity to the sentence

2. Antithesis

• Establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them
• The contrast of two terms or ideas, useful for making distinctions or clarifying differences which may otherwise be overlooked