Meaning of anacoluthon | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause.
2. Intentional use of such a structure.
   rhetoric

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Examples

“The name of his dog is — I don't really remember right now.”

“Another species of anacoluthon is when, after the sentence is begun with a participle, the construction passes over into a finite verb, where we should naturally expect the participial construction to be continued.”

“Anacoluthon, though a grammatical defect, is a rhetorical beauty, if naturally produced or imitated; as, "If thou art he—but oh! how fallen!"”

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