chiasmus Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/chiasmus/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:24:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg chiasmus Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/chiasmus/ 32 32 Chiasmus https://speakipedia.com/chiasmus/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:27 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8868 Chiasmus, pronounced ky-AZ-mus. Chiasmus is a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures, not necessarily repeating the words. An example is the famous quote by John F. Kennedy: … More ☛

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