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hyperbaton
[ hahy-pur-buh-ton ]
noun
Rhetoric.
plural hyperbatons, hyperbata
- the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”
hyperbaton
/ ɪˈɜːəˌɒ /
noun
- rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of words is reversed, as in cheese I love
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Other yvlog Forms
- ··· [hahy-per-, bat, -ik], adjective
- p·i·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hyperbaton1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hyperbaton1
C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: an overstepping, from hyper- + bainein to step
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Example Sentences
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The hyperbaton in the second stanza is carefully judged, reversing the usual syntactical hierarchy and ensuring the most significant words come first.
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Note the separation of the epithets from the nouns, and the high level of diction produced by the hyperbaton.
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The figure hyperbaton belongs to the same class.
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The use of tmesis, asyndeton, anacoluthon, aposiopesis, hyperbaton, hyperbole, litotes, in Latin oratory and poetry.
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By hyperbaton we mean a transposition of words or thoughts from their usual order, bearing unmistakably the characteristic stamp of violent mental agitation.
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