| Figure Name | anacoloutha |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm) |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | |
| Etymology | None |
| Type | Trope |
| Linguistic Domain |
Lexicographic |
| Definition |
Substituting one word with another whose meaning is very close to the original, but in a non-reciprocal fashion; that is, one could not use the first, original word as a substitute for the second. This is the opposite of acoloutha. |
| Example |
"When Diana lighteth Late her crystal lamp, Her pale glory kindleth |
| Kind Of | Identity |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | acoloutha, figures of substitution, metaphor |
| Notes | Acoloutha is the opposite of anacoloutha, a reciprocal metaphor. |
| Confidence | Very Confident |
| Last Editor | Ashley Rose Kelly |
| Confidence | Very Confident |
| Editorial Notes | acoloutha should be related figure (I added it). rm semantic and syntactic LD and added lexicographic. |
| Reviewed | Yes |
| Reviewer | Ashley Rose Kelly |