Style and Delivery have such a huge impact on our rhetoric that without considering these variables, we are leaving out a major piece of the pie. Speaking of pie...lets look at some examples of hyperbaton, a style that can have a significant impact on rhetoric.

Normally we can say "The pie was delicious and juicy." However, by using hyperbaton we can change this around into a more influential and powerful sentence by stating "Delicious and juicy the pie was." What effect does this wording have on rhetoric?

Perhaps the magnitude of the result is left for the audience to know; however, these forms of speech can be much more persuasive.

Every time I hear a sentence that uses hyperbaton I always think of Yoda. In fact, while riding in the car this weekend my brother and dad continued on and on attempting to say everything "Yoda-style". In order to break this up, I barged in and explained that his form of speech is much of the time in a style in accordance with hyperbaton speech, explaining what we had learned in class on Thursday.

They seemed fascinated by this for about 30 seconds then went on to say everything "Darth Vader-style" to which I gave up trying to find an explanation for...