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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Hyperbaton & Anastrophe #168611 06/10/2007 2:20 AM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2 WordUhp stranger WordUhp stranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 2 I need help! I have Google'd "hyperbaton & anastrophe" for hours, and I can not find any article that answers my question. Some articles point out that these two words are somewhat synonymous, but I need to know the precise distinction between the two. When I find the words separately, they each have the same basic definition, which is why I had hoped to find a place that treated both words simultaneously. Can someone PLEASE provide a clear definition for each of these words, making a clear distinction between the two words (accompanied with clear examples)? That would be most helpful Thanks in advance, WordUhp PS- As Denzel Washington's character said to the character played by Tom Hanks: "Break it down to me like I am a 5th grader." Last edited by WordUhp; 06/10/2007 6:52 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hyperbaton & Anastrophe WordUhp #168612 06/10/2007 2:49 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass Anastrophe is most often a synonym for hyperbaton, but is occasionally referred to as a more specific instance of hyperbaton: the changing of the position of only a single word. - Silva Rhetoricae (and see there for examples) -joe (troubles, everybody's got) bfstplk Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hyperbaton & Anastrophe WordUhp #168732 06/17/2007 2:16 AM Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5 U.S.A. polyglot stranger polyglot stranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5 U.S.A. Well, if you like answers.com, there is a really good explanation about anastrophe there. The definition of hyperbaton lists anastrophe as a specific type of hyperbaton. It's one of those 'an anastrophe is always a type of hyperbaton, but a hyperbaton is not necessarily an anastrophe'. I hope I didn't add to the confusion! :-þ There are some examples given for each! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Hyperbaton & Anastrophe polyglot #168738 06/17/2007 11:26 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: polyglot 'an anastrophe is always a type of hyperbaton, but a hyperbaton is not necessarily an anastrophe'. Exactly. See also the Silva Rhetoricae entry. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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