hyperbaton

German - Turkish

Definition of hyperbaton in German Turkish dictionary

n stil. hasivli (od. mübalagali) takdim tehir; asin evirtim

English - English

Definition of hyperbaton in English English dictionary

An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect

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

A generic term for changing the normal or expected order of words "One ad does not a survey make " The term comes from the Greek for "overstepping" because one or more words "overstep" their normal position and appear elsewhere For instance, Milton in Paradise Lost might write, "High on a throne of royal gold Satan exalted sat " In normal, everyday speech, we would expect to find, "High on a throne of royal gold Satan sat exalted " Here are some examples

A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed

/ separation of words which belong together, often to emphasize the first of the separated words or to create a certain image (A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples, Ross Scaife)

A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills"

deviation of normal or logical word order See also: anastrophe, hysteron proteron, synchysis

inversion of word-order, e g , noun-adjective

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

for "the hills echoed

Hyphenation

hy·per·ba·ton

Etymology

() Latin hyperbaton, from Greek ὑπερβατον ‘overstepping’, from ὑπερβαινειν, from ὑπερ- + βαίνειν ‘walk’.