Anastrophe (n)
an-ast-ruh-fee
Inversion of the normal syntactic order of words.
Usually used to change the sentence into a rhetorical format.
Example sentences
“The most famous user of anastrophe that I can think of is of course, Yoda.”
““Matter too soft a lasting mark to bear” (Alexander Pope).”
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