anacoluttha

/ænækəˈluːθən/

Definitions

1. noun

A rhetorical device in which a clause or phrase is grammatically incomplete or ungrammatically connected to the rest of the sentence.

“The poet’s use of anacoluthon added a sense of drama to the poem.”

Synonyms

  • figure of speech
  • rhetorical device

Antonyms

  • idiom
  • proverb