Associations to the word «Anacoluthon»

Wiktionary

ANACOLUTHON, noun. (grammar) A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
ANACOLUTHON, noun. (rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.

Dictionary definition

ANACOLUTHON, noun. An abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn