A student writes: 'The government has failed us. It has failed our children. It has failed our future.' Which rhetorical technique is being used?

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A student writes: 'The government has failed us. It has failed our children. It has failed our future.' Which rhetorical technique is being used?

Accepted Answer

Anaphora — Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses for rhetorical effect, as seen in 'It has failed…' repeated here. Hyperbole involves deliberate exaggeration, litotes uses understatement, and personification gives human qualities to non-human things. Recognising and using anaphora is a mark of sophisticated viewpoint writing.

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Litotes

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Anaphora

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Personification

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Hyperbole

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