anastrophe
NounSynonyms:
inversion
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the reversal of the normal order of wordsSynonyms: inversion
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Anastrophe \A*nas"tro*phe\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back; 'ana` + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed. [1913 Webster]