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noun • inversion in the second of two parallel phrases | ||||||||
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noun • A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause preceding; inversion of the members of an antithesis: as, "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture a mute poem". | ||||||||
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noun • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | ||||||||
Figure Of Speech In Which Words Are Reversed For Effect Like Never Let A Fool Kiss You Or A Kiss Fool You Crossword Clue
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CHIASMUS which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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CHIASMUS
Updated: November 11, 2023
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