anastrophe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the reversal of the normal order of words
    inversion.

WordNet

A*nas"tro*phe noun
Etymology
Gr. , fr. to turn up or back; + to turn.
Definitions
  1. (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.

Webster 1913