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"Enemies in War, in Peace Friends." (''from the Declaration of Independence'') | "Enemies in War, in Peace Friends." (''from the Declaration of Independence'') | ||
Revision as of 16:27, August 8, 2008
Chiasmus is a rhetorical construct in which two clauses 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)