In which I analyse the following quote from William Hazlitt: “The business of the orator is not to convince, but persuade; not to inform, but to rouse the mind; to build upon the habitual prejudices of mankind (for reason of itself will do nothing) and to add feeling to prejudice, and action to...

The most amazing gifts to speech writers and public speakers are rhetorical devices. They enable us to turn our prose into poetry. On this episode I’m going to explore two related forms of repetition called Anaphora and Epiphora. Support this podcast: Buy the app:...