Hyperbaton Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2

Core Standard

This is a rhetorical device where the words are ordered in an usual arrangement, within a sentence, in order to place emphasis on certain words or concepts. The clauses, phrases, and words are shuffled around a bit not causing any change in meaning or context. One of the most well-known fictional characters that spoke in this manner was Yoda from the Star Wars Saga. If you look back in the dialogue of that work, you will see that every major thought or concept he was trying to teach others was highlighted by the way the character arranged his words. These worksheets will help students understand how this technique can be used with their own writing.