hyperbaton |
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hy-per'-ba-ton |
from Gk. hyper, "over" and
bainein, "to step"
Also sp. hiperbaton
transgressio
trespasser, transposition |
- An inversion of normal word order. A generic term for a variety of
figures involving transposition (see below), it is sometimes synonymous
with anastrophe.
- Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically
complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
Example (of #1)
Adriana asks regarding men in Shakespeare's
Comedy of Errors:
Why should their liberty than ours be more?
Related Figures
See Also
Sources:
Ad Herennium 4.32.44 ("transgressio"); Quintilian
8.6.62-67; Bede 614-15; Susenbrotus (1540) 31 ("hyperbaton," "transgressio");
Sherry (1550) 30 ("hyperbaton," "transgressio"); Peacham (1577) F3v; Putt.
(1589) 180 (#1"hiperbaton," "trespasser")
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