Hyperbaton (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural hy·per·ba·tons, hy·per·ba·ta [hahy-pur-buh-tuh]. /haɪˈpɜr bə tə/. Rhetoric.
  1. the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”
noun
  1. a figure of speech in which the normal order of words is reversed, as in cheese I love
Hyperbaton (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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