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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