Hyperbaton

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Hyperbaton:


It is a  figure of speech in which the grammatical order of words is reversed for the sake of emphasis.


Examples:


(i) Silver and gold have I none


(ii) Most blameless is he.


(iii)Much have I travelled in the realms of gold.


(iv) Sweet are the uses of adversity.



(v) Out of suffering comes success.


(vi) A slumber did my spirit seal.


(vii) The tongue no man can tame.


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