Anastrophe (from the Greek: ἀναστροφή, anastrophē, "a turning back or about") is a figure of speech in which the normal word order of the subject, the verb, and the object is changed.

In poetry, anastrophe is often used to create rhythm, as in these lines from Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky": "So rested he by the Tumtum tree, / And stood awhile in thought."

Dec 10, 2024 · Anastrophe is a literary device, sometimes called “inversion,” where the word order in a sentence or phrase is reversed. It is done for emphasis, to maintain rhyme or meter in a poem, or for …

Apr 16, 2018 · Anastrophe is a rhetorical term for the inversion of conventional word order. It is often used to emphasize one or more of the reversed words.

Anastrophe is a figure of speech in which the normal word order of a sentence is deliberately reversed for emphasis, rhythm, or stylistic effect. Instead of following standard English syntax, the writer or …

Oct 25, 2023 · Anastrophe is a literary technique in which the conventional word order is inverted for embellished effect. Writers might use anastrophe as a matter of meter or rhythm, or they might apply …

Anastrophe is a literary and rhetorical device that rearranges the usual word order to create emphasis, rhythm, or a memorable effect. By drawing attention to specific words or ideas, it enhances both …

Jan 20, 2026 · Noun anastrophe (countable and uncountable, plural anastrophes) (rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence. Synonyms: hyperbaton, …

Nov 6, 2022 · A departure from a normal word order for the sake of emphasis is considered anastrophe. Yoda’s speech in Star Wars is a great example of anastrophe. His words in the speech went into an …

Anastrophe is the deliberate changing of normal word order for emphasis or another rhetorical effect. (A rhetorical effect is any effect that elicits a response from the reader, e.g., causes the reader to pause …