Chiasmus in Tagalog

What is the translation of word Chiasmus in Tagalog/Filipino ?

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Defenition of word Chiasmus

• a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. ‘Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.’.

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Other meanings of Chiasmus

• NOUN

  kiasmus chiasmus

Examples

One such description occurs in the opening lines of the poem as Milton joins two rhetorical devices, chiasmus and paradox, to declare his subject.