HYPERBATON

hyperbaton

(noun) reversal of normal word order (as in ‘cheese I love’)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hyperbaton (plural hyperbatons or hyperbata)

(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.

(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.

Source: Wiktionary


Hy*per"ba*ton, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gram.)

Definition: A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed." With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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