Meaning of chiasmus | Babel Free
kaɪˈæzməsEquivalents
Examples
“The book of Habakkuk has been discovered to consist⟳ of a closely knit⟳ chiastic structure⟳ throughout. This is the first poem of such length to stand⟳ revealed as a literary unit of this kind, though chiasmus has already been discovered throughout many psalms[…]”
“John F. Kennedy is more famous for his chiasmus than for many of his policies: "Ask⟳ not what your country can do for you—ask⟳ what you can do for your country."”
“Leeman therefore holds that chiasmus is the basic order⟳ in Greek and Latin: antithesis is, he claims, normal for the modern, rational mind⟳, but for the Greeks and Romans chiasmus was more natural.”
“The realization that Mawlānā was using parallelism and chiasmus to organize the higher levels of his work⟳ has been a major surprise⟳.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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