anastrophe
/əˈnæstrəfi/
noun
- The inversion of the usual order of words or phrases for rhetorical effect.
- In poetry, anastrophe is often used to maintain meter, as in 'Deep into that darkness peering.'
- The sentence 'Powerful you have become' uses anastrophe to mimic Yoda's speech pattern.
- Writers sometimes employ anastrophe to emphasize a particular word, like 'Never have I seen such beauty.'
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