Question

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 _____.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.