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.
— Winston Churchill
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Winston Churchill delivered this speech to the House of Commons in June 1940, as Britain faced the possibility of Nazi invasion. The passage demonstrates how repetition, when used strategically, creates resolve and momentum. Churchill's words stiffened British morale at a critical moment.
Anaphora:
'We shall fight' repeats eight times, building momentum with each iteration. The repetition creates a sense of inexorable determination.Geographic Progression:
France → seas and oceans → beaches → landing grounds → fields and streets → hills. Churchill covers every possible battlefield, leaving no scenario unanswered.Delayed Resolution:
The sentence continues building ('we shall fight... we shall fight...') before finally resolving with 'we shall never surrender.' The delay makes the resolution more powerful.Repetition is not redundancy. When each iteration adds something (a new location, a new scale), repetition builds power rather than boring.
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