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Chiasmus is a rhetorical construct in which two [[clause]]s with the same syntax but inverted structure are linked. The basic structure of chiasmus is typically expressed as 'A B B A.'
'''Chiasmus''' is a [[rhetorical]] construct in which two [[clause]]s with the same syntax but inverted structure are linked. The basic structure of chiasmus is typically expressed as 'A B B A.'
===Examples of Chiasmus===
"Enemies in War, in Peace Friends." (''from the Declaration of Independence'')
"Enemies in War, in Peace Friends." (''from the Declaration of Independence'')