Anaphora: Gate of Hell, Inferno 3   Dante occasionally repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive verses or tercets (units of three verses) to drive home a point. Inferno 3 opens with a striking example of this poetic device (called anaphora): Dante begins the first three verses containing the words written above the gate of hell with the phrase Per me si va . . . ("Through me one goes . . ."). How does this use of anaphora contribute to the overall tone and meaning of the inscription (Inf. 3.1-9) and to the reaction of Dante and Virgil to the ominous words (Inf. 3.10-18)?