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Which phrase defines "chiasmus" best?

O the use of repetition in opposite order with the focus on the structure of the phrasing
O the use of repetition at the beginning of sentences or phrases
O a reference to something common that most people should recognize
O a suggestion that one thing is like another thing when they are actually opposites

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Answer:The answer is A

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Answer:

The first one

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chiasmus

[kīˈazməs]

NOUN

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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