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What is the
definition of Chiasmus?
How do you define Chiasmus? What is a Chiasmus? The word
derives from the Greek word meaning 'crossing'. The
definition of Chiasmus is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Chiasmus - a poetic device |
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Definition: A rhetorical
device sometimes called a reverse parallelism.
Inversion in the second of two parallel phrases or
an inversion of the order of words or phrases, when
repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence.
Example: John said little
and knew much; Marc knew nothing and spoke at
length. |
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Definition of Chiasmus
- a poetic device |
Examples of Chiasmus
Chiasmus
examples can be found as follows:
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He labors
without complaining and without bragging rests...
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But O, what
damned minutes tells he o'er / Who dotes, yet doubts;
suspects, yet strong loves. from Othello 3.3 by William
Shakespeare.
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John said
little and knew much; Marc knew nothing and spoke at
length.
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"His
time a moment, and a point his space." from Essay on Man
by Alexander Pope
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If e'er to
bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let
useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. -
Dwight.
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Figures of Speech - Chiasmus
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Chiasmus make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Chiasmus use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Chiasmus
Figures of
speech such as Chiasmus adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
