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Explain the figure of speech inversion and anastrophe with example. - English

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Explain the figure of speech inversion and anastrophe with example.

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Poets often change the proper grammatical order of words in the line of a poem, in order to make the lines rhyme or to emphasize upon something.
The Figure of Speech in such lines is called ‘Inversion’ or ‘Anastrophe.’
For example, Up came the sun. Down the hill, it flowed.

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Chapter 1.3: The Pilgrim - Warming up [Page 12]

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Chapter 1.3 The Pilgrim
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