Bellringer: If our society was like Oceania, and you had to meet someone you weren't supposed to meet (due to societal or legal prohibitions), how would you arrange to  meet them? Where would you meet?  Presume that you might be a person of suspicion already and normal forms of communication such as cell phones and computers may well be monitored.  Also, assume the level of video and audio surveillance described so far in the book.  How would you meet that person and then talk in a way that avoids detection (it doesn't have to be a lovers' rendezvous; you might be trying to escape authorities, organize a group of resisters, plot a revolution, etc.)? 

In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is known as Anaphora.

Anaphora, possibly the oldest literary device, has its roots in Biblical Psalms used to emphasize certain words or phrases. Gradually, Elizabethan and Romantic writers brought this device into practice. Examine the following psalm:

“O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?”

The repetition of the phrase “O Lord,” attempts to create a spiritual sentiment. This is anaphora.

Common Anaphora Examples

It is common for us to use anaphora in our everyday speech to lay emphasis on the idea we want to convey or for self affirmation. Read the following anaphora examples:

• “Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better”
• “My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration.”
• “Buying nappies for the baby, feeding the baby, playing with the baby: This is what your life is when you have a baby.
• “I want my money right now, right here, all right?”

## Discuss your inferential questions from last night in groups of three.

Rhetorical analysis of Part 1, chapter 8 passage.

Rhetorical analysis of Part 2, end of chapter 1

By Wednesday, October 14 read Part 2, chapters 3 & 4 (126-147).