Chiasmus - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kɪˈæzməs|  American pronunciation of the word chiasmus
Brit.  |kæɪˈæzməs|  British pronunciation of the word chiasmus

noun

- inversion in the second of two parallel phrases

Extra examples

He rose up and down sat she.

Word forms

noun
singular: chiasmus
plural: chiasmi
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