Chiasmus vs. Antimetabole

Chiasmusnoun

(rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.

Chiasmusnoun

An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence

Chiasmusnoun

inversion in the second of two parallel phrases

Chiasmusnoun

a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order.

Chiasmus

In rhetoric, chiasmus ( kahy-AZ-muhs) or, less commonly, chiasm (Latin term from Greek χίασμα, , from the Greek χιάζω, chiázō, ), is a .A similar device, antimetabole, also involves a reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses, but unlike chiasmus, presents a repetition of words in an A-B-B-A configuration.

Antimetabolenoun

(rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure.

Antimetabolenoun

A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.

Antimetabole

In rhetoric, antimetabole ( AN-ti-mə-TAB-ə-lee) is the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order; for example, . It is related to, and sometimes considered a special case of, chiasmus.