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Word of the Day – Anastrophe

By October 25, 2015Word of the Day

Anastrophe (n)

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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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