word
Literary
Anastrophe
uh-NAS-truh-fee
/əˈnæstrəfi/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
anastrophe
Dictionary meaning
The inversion of normal word order for emphasis ('Powerful you have become').
Examples
- Yoda's speech is full of anastrophe.
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