chiasmus literary definition-example of a chiasmus

 Chiasmus literary definition-example of a Chiasmus

 A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed.


Example 1:

"Love as if you would one day hate,and hate as if you would one day love."

-Bias (6th Century B.C)


Example 2

"Bad men live that they may eat and drink,whereas good men eat and drink that they may live ."

-Socrates(5th Century B.C)


Example 3:

 "His time a moment ,and a point his space."

-Alexander Pope


Example 4:

"Do i love you because you`re beautiful? Or are you beautiful because i love you?"

-Oscar Hammerstein


Example 5:

 "In his face .Divine compassion visibly appeered,Love without end, and without measure grece"

-John Milton

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