| 单词 | anastrophe |
| 释义 | anastrophe (once / 984943 pages) n When the words in a sentence or phrase are deliberately mixed up, it's called anastrophe. Using anastrophe can sometimes make speech sound more formal. One of the most well-known users of anastrophe is the Star Wars character Yoda, whose mixed-up word order makes him sound wise and vaguely like a non-native English speaker: "Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is." It was common to use anastrophe as a literary device in ancient Greek and Latin poetry, and the word itself is Greek, meaning "a turning back" or "a turning upside-down." WORD FAMILYanastrophe USAGE EXAMPLESAnastrophe, an-as′tro-fi, n. an inversion of the natural order of words, as 'Loud roared the thunder,' for 'The thunder roared,' &c. Various, Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictio...(2011) For Anastrophe, by which a Preposition is put after its case, see � 144, 3. Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), New Latin Grammar(2010) n the reversal of the normal order of words Syn|Hyper inversion rhetorical device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
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