Definition of anastrophe in English:

anastrophe

nounəˈnastrəfiəˈnæstrəfi

mass nounRhetoric

The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.
Example sentencesExamples
- Old English sounds riddled with anastrophe to speakers of Modern English.
- The Dryden translation is a little harder to get into with its deliberate archaisms and anastrophes, but once you do it's very rhythmic and compelling.
- The use of repetition, compound words, and anastrophe are key stylistic traits of Circle and are found throughout the collection of historic manuscripts that inspired it.
- That grandness is achieved with two schemes: anastrophe (inversion of normal word order) and antithesis (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas).
- He also engages in that time-tested rhetorical device, the ad hominem attack, through an anastrophe.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē 'turning back', from ana- 'back' + strephein 'to turn'.

Rhymes

catastrophe

Definition of anastrophe in US English:

anastrophe

nounəˈnastrəfēəˈnæstrəfi

Rhetoric

The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.
Example sentencesExamples
- Old English sounds riddled with anastrophe to speakers of Modern English.
- The use of repetition, compound words, and anastrophe are key stylistic traits of Circle and are found throughout the collection of historic manuscripts that inspired it.
- That grandness is achieved with two schemes: anastrophe (inversion of normal word order) and antithesis (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas).
- He also engages in that time-tested rhetorical device, the ad hominem attack, through an anastrophe.
- The Dryden translation is a little harder to get into with its deliberate archaisms and anastrophes, but once you do it's very rhythmic and compelling.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē ‘turning back’, from ana- ‘back’ + strephein ‘to turn’.

单词	anastrophe
释义	Definition of anastrophe in English: anastrophe nounəˈnastrəfiəˈnæstrəfi mass nounRhetoric The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses. Example sentencesExamples Old English sounds riddled with anastrophe to speakers of Modern English. The Dryden translation is a little harder to get into with its deliberate archaisms and anastrophes, but once you do it's very rhythmic and compelling. The use of repetition, compound words, and anastrophe are key stylistic traits of Circle and are found throughout the collection of historic manuscripts that inspired it. That grandness is achieved with two schemes: anastrophe (inversion of normal word order) and antithesis (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas). He also engages in that time-tested rhetorical device, the ad hominem attack, through an anastrophe. Origin Mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē 'turning back', from ana- 'back' + strephein 'to turn'. Rhymes catastrophe Definition of anastrophe in US English: anastrophe nounəˈnastrəfēəˈnæstrəfi Rhetoric The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses. Example sentencesExamples Old English sounds riddled with anastrophe to speakers of Modern English. The use of repetition, compound words, and anastrophe are key stylistic traits of Circle and are found throughout the collection of historic manuscripts that inspired it. That grandness is achieved with two schemes: anastrophe (inversion of normal word order) and antithesis (juxtaposition of contrasting ideas). He also engages in that time-tested rhetorical device, the ad hominem attack, through an anastrophe. The Dryden translation is a little harder to get into with its deliberate archaisms and anastrophes, but once you do it's very rhythmic and compelling. Origin Mid 16th century: from Greek anastrophē ‘turning back’, from ana- ‘back’ + strephein ‘to turn’.
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