Question

“We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches…”

In this excerpt from Winston Churchill’s famous speech, “We Shall Fight on the Beaches,” what rhetorical device is being used to emphasize his point and expression emotion?

Aphorism
Anaphora
Metonymy
Hyperbole Save

Answer 1

The correct answer here is the second option, anaphora.

Anaphora is the the deliberate use of and repetition of the first part of the sentence with the aim of achieving the artistic effect and emphasize certain words or phrases. This is an excellent example of that as Churchill repeatedly uses the phrase "we shall".