anastrophe
anas·tro·phe
noun \ə-ˈnas-trə-(ˌ)fē\Definition of ANASTROPHE
: inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect — compare hysteron proteron
Origin of ANASTROPHE
Medieval Latin, from Greek anastrophē, literally, turning back, from anastrephein to turn back, from ana- + strephein to turn
First Known Use: circa 1550
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