Associations to the word «Chiasmus»

Wiktionary

CHIASMUS, noun. (rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.

Dictionary definition

CHIASMUS, noun. Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases.

Wise words

Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful. Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
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