Definition:
"A sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense"
"Periodic Sentence." Dictionary.com, 2022, www.dictionary.com/browse, periodic-sentence. Accessed 26 Aug. 2022.
Informal
When an author puts a dependent clause which is usually the end of the sentence first and the independent clause at the end of the sentence usually to create tension
Etymology
1640s, from French périodique (14c.), from Late Latin periodicus "that returns at stated intervals of time," from Latin periodus "recurring portion, cycle" (see period). From 1660s as "occurring at regular intervals of time."
Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of periodic.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/periodic. Accessed 31 August, 2022.
Angel Berreondo