In this excerpt from President Kennedy of the 1963 Civil Rights Address, he emphasizes his point most by using anaphora to emphasize the lack of equality. Anaphora is a literary and rhetorical device that consists of the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences or clauses. It is used to underscore the importance of certain ideas and to inspire, encourage or motivate the audience. Because of the repetition, it is likely to be remembered long since. In this excerpt, the President repeats "<em>It ought to be possible</em>", as a way of saying that equality has to be a civil right for <em>all Americans</em>.
Anaphora is used by repeating the first words of a sentence to emphasize the argument that we are trying to expose, in thise case, President Kennedy tries to underline the unequality that african americans and other races lived in the United States and the lack of progress in civil rights, by repeating It ought to be possible, he foresees a future, not so far away where people of any color and races are equal in every way.
