a·nas·tro·phe ( -n s tr-f )n. Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words; for example, "Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear" (Alexander Pope). [Late Latin anastroph , from Greek, from anastrephein, to turn upside-down : ana-, ana- + strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.] |
anastrophe [əˈnæstrəfɪ]
n
(Literature / Rhetoric) Rhetoric another term for inversion [3]
[from Greek, from anastrephein to invert]
anastrophe
a rhetorical device in which the usual word order of a phrase or sentence is reversed.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices
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| Noun | 1. | anastrophe - the reversal of the normal order of words rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
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