PART 2: Inversion is a reversal of standard word order. An example of standard word order is, “I went into town to see the zebras in the zoo.” An example of inverted word order is, “Into the town to see the zebras in the zoo went I.” Inverted word order sounds somewhat artificial and forced today, but it was commonly used in literature long ago. For example, King Arthur in “The Marriage of King Arthur” says that Guenevere is the “fairest lady…that ever I could find.”