anaphora /(ȧ*năf"ō̇*rȧ)/

a·naph·o·ra

anaphora

n.
  1. A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses. (Rhet.)
  2. The use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent. It is contrasted with cataphora, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned.