anacoluthon /ænəkəˈluːθɒn/ noun2 •A sentence or clause that is grammatically inconsistent, especially with respect to the type of clausal or phrasal complement for the initial clause. •(rhetoric) Intentional use of such a structure.Anacoluthon, though a grammatical defect, is a rhetorical beauty, if naturally produced or imitated; as, "If thou art he—but oh! how fallen!" — 1874 formsanacoloutha · anacolutha · anacoluthons