hyperbaton

/hai'pə:bətɔn/

Thân thiện

A poet uses hyperbaton to create a striking line.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rhetorical device involving the reversal or unusual arrangement of words in a sentence for emphasis or poetic effect: "hyperbaton" refers to the deliberate disruption of standard syntactic order, often to highlight a particular element or create a specific stylistic impact.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • "Cheese I love" is a classic example of hyperbaton. (This illustrates the inversion of the typical "I love cheese" order.)
  • The poet's use of hyperbaton made the line more striking and memorable. (The unusual word arrangement enhanced the poetic effect.)

Advanced Usage

• As a technical term in rhetoric and literary analysis: "Hyperbaton" is often discussed in the context of classical rhetoric and modern stylistic analysis to describe intentional syntactic dislocations.
  • The critic analyzed the hyperbaton in the sonnet, noting how it delayed the key subject for dramatic effect.

Variants and Related Words

• Hyperbatic (adj): Pertaining to or characterized by hyperbaton.
  • The sentence has a hyperbatic structure that challenges the reader's expectations.

Synonyms

• Anastrophe: A specific type of hyperbaton involving the inversion of the usual order of words, particularly the placement of an adjective after the noun it modifies (e.g., "the forest primeval").
• Inversion: A broader term for any reversal of normal word order.

Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "Hyperbaton" is a specific rhetorical term and is not typically used in common phrasal verbs or idioms. Its usage is primarily academic and analytical.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love')