What is the function of an anastrophe in literature? I'm looking for why an author would use an anastrophe in a story/poem.
1 Answer
Oct 5, 2016
An anastrophe is used to provide emphasis by jarring the read through the use of an unexpected word order.
Explanation:
Compare the effect in reading:
Bloody and battered, the man lay in the gutter.
with the more usual
The man lay in the gutter bloody and battered.
