Read the passage. Of men that live among cattle … Of the builders and steerers of ships and the wielders of axes and mauls, and

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Bumek [7]

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Read the passage. Of men that live among cattle … Of the builders and steerers of ships and the wielders of axes and mauls, and

the drivers of horses … The excerpt from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman is an example of _____.

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lubasha [3.4K] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-17T01:14:17+03:00

lubasha [3.4K]4 years ago

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The excerpt from “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman is an example of anaphora

lisov135 [29] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-17T03:42:33+03:00

lisov135 [29]4 years ago

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This excerpt is an example of an anaphora, which is defined as a rhetorical device that emphasizes a phrase through repetition. In this case we can see it in the constant use of the words “of” and “the” before referring to the nouns.