Question

Which words display the technique of anaphora? Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? In what distant deeps or skies. Burnt the fire of thine eyes? On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand, dare seize the fire? From ‘The Tiger” by William Blake

Answer 1

Solution: Anaphora is poetic technique of repeating words at the beginning of successive lines or clauses to create a sonic effect. The repeated use of word "what" is an example of anaphora, it becomes most prominent in fourth stanza of the poem. Anaphora is also found in second stanza of Blake's poem 'London'.