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    What is an anacoluthon?

    Question #63146. Asked by wajo. (Mar 05 06 7:17 PM)


    lanfranco

    		"Anacoluthon" is a rhetorical device involving an abrupt change of syntax -- often tense -- within a sentence: "Were you crazy, don't you know what they'll do to you?"


    http://www.answers.com/topic/anacoluthon

    Mar 05 06, 7:35 PM
    robboy

    		It's more of a change of thought or direction within the structure of a sentence, considered poor formal prose but can be effective for colloquial-speak. Used very often as an attention-getter by speakers. Compare to aposiopesis, a close cousin.
    http://www.answers.com/topic/aposiopesis

    Mar 05 06, 7:59 PM
    xfacilitatorx

    		an·a·co·lu·thon ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-k-lthn)
    n. pl. an·a·co·lu·thons or an·a·co·lu·tha (-th)
    An abrupt change within a sentence to a second construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes used for rhetorical effect; for example, I warned him that if he continues to drink, what will become of him?

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anacoluthon

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anacoluthon

    Mar 06 06, 12:23 AM

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