(1) Likewise, Lucan uses hyperbaton to suggest Erictho's agitation, as she threatens to reveal Persephone's darkest secrets.(2) The use of the poetic device hyperbaton , or inverted word order, is a form of repetition that sets the mood for the rest of the section.(3) A couple of hyperbatons here and there can help create more suspense.(4) The prose of Marías wraps long sentences and hyperbatons in a more torrid embrace than ever in his reiterations.(5) That's an original idea, toss out SVO syntax and let the hyperbatons roll!
