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(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

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anastrophe

Source Word

anastrophe

countable rhetoric uncountable

(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

Japanese Meaning

倒置法—修辞技法の一つで、通常の語順（主語＋動詞＋目的語など）を反転させ、文に強調や変化をもたらす表現方法。

The poet's deliberate use of anastrophe gave the line a haunting, unexpected rhythm.

詩人が意図的に倒置法を用いたことで、その一行は不気味で予想外のリズムになった。

Sense（1）

(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.

Anastrophe often, by a pleasing change,

Gracefuly puts last the words that first should range.]

anastrophes

（ plural ）