hyperbaton
[ hahy-pur-buh-ton ]
/ haɪˈpɜr bəˌtɒn /
noun, plural hy·per·ba·tons, hy·per·ba·ta [hahy-pur-buh-tuh]. /haɪˈpɜr bə tə/. Rhetoric.
the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”
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Origin of hyperbaton
OTHER WORDS FROM hyperbaton
hy·per·bat·ic [hahy-per-bat-ik], /ˌhaɪ pərˈbæt ɪk/, adjectivehy·per·bat·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby hyperbaton
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Example sentences from the Web for hyperbaton
Note the separation of the epithets from the nouns, and the high level of diction produced by the hyperbaton.
In none of these passages is ut separated from si: the hyperbaton elevates the phrase and makes more natural its use in verse.
Hyperbaton Transgressio, when the ryghte 31 order of wordes is troubled, & hath these kyndes.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes|Richard SherryIt seems to be a mere normalization of the hyperbaton; the elimination of the elision (mittere ad) may have been a factor as well.
British Dictionary definitions for hyperbaton
hyperbaton
/ (haɪˈpɜːbəˌtɒn) /
noun
rhetoric a figure of speech in which the normal order of words is reversed, as in cheese I love
Word Origin for hyperbaton
C16: via Latin from Greek, literally: an overstepping, from hyper- + bainein to step
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