anaphora vs bathos

anaphora

noun
  • The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. 

  • An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context. 

  • An expression that refers to a preceding expression. 

  • The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ. 

bathos

noun
  • banality: unaffectingly clichéd or trite treatment of a topic. 

  • immaturity: lack of serious treatment of a topic. 

  • A nadir, a low point particularly in one's career. 

  • anticlimax: an abrupt transition in style or subject from high to low. 

  • hyperbole: excessiveness 

  • Depth. 

  • Overdone or treacly attempts to inspire pathos. 

  • Risible failure on the part of a work of art to properly affect its audience, particularly owing to 

  • The ironic use of such failure for satiric or humorous effect. 

How often have the words anaphora and bathos occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )