Chiasmus is a rhetorical technique that involves a reversal of terms, such as “It’s good to be lucky, but it’s lucky to be good.”
An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence
Noun
inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
n.
An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when
repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence
Chiasmus
If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die.
Chiastolite
An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence
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