Hyperbaton

Hyperbaton: the author alters the conventional order of words in a sentence but maintains the same meaning

Rather than say, "I wandered through the pleasant meadow" I could use hyperbaton, and say "Through the pleasant meadow I wandered."

"Literary Devices | Literary Terms." Literary Devices | Literary Terms. N.p., 2010. Web. 21 Feb. 2015.

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