Associations to the word «Hyperbaton»

Wiktionary

HYPERBATON, noun. (grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.

Dictionary definition

HYPERBATON, noun. Reversal of normal word order (as in `cheese I love').

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley