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a·nas·tro·phe
(ə-năs′trə-fē)n.
Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words; for example, "Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear" (Alexander Pope).
[Late Latin anastrophē, from Greek, from anastrephein, to turn upside-down : ana-, ana- + strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots.]
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anastrophe
(əˈnæstrəfɪ)n
(Rhetoric) rhetoric another term for inversion3
[C16: from Greek, from anastrephein to invert]
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a•nas•tro•phe
(əˈnæs trə fi)n.
reversal of the usual order of words for rhetorical effect.
[1570–80; < Greek: turning back.]
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anastrophe
a rhetorical device in which the usual word order of a phrase or sentence is reversed.
See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
anastrophe
Another word for inversion.
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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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