anastrophe

Meanings

• figure of speech

  A figure of speech in which the natural or usual order of words is reversed, as in 'a sea of troubles' or 'a heart of stone'.

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Variants

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anastrophe , anastrophes

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Etymology

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Derived from the Greek word 'anastrophe', meaning 'a turning back'.

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Trivia

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1. Anastrophe is also known as 'anaphora' or 'anaphrasis', depending on the specific type of word order reversal being used.

2. The Greek philosopher Aristotle was one of the first to write extensively about anastrophe and its uses in rhetoric.

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Related Concepts

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1. synecdoche: Another figure of speech in which a part represents the whole, as in 'all hands on deck' or 'a red herring'.

2. metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, as in 'time is money' or 'the heart is a stone'.

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Culture

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Anastrophe has been used extensively in literature, particularly in poetry, to create emphasis, surprise, or to convey a sense of inversion or reversal. For example, Shakespeare's line 'To be, or not to be: that is the question' is an anastrophe, as is the opening line of T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land': 'April is the cruellest month'.

How to Memorize "anastrophe"

1. mnemonics
   

   - To remember the meaning of anastrophe, think of the word 'anastrophe' itself as a reversal of the usual order of letters in the word 'theophanies', which means 'appearances of the gods'.

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