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antimetabole: a standalone construct

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antimetabole1 CONSTRUCTAntimetaboleLANHAM · RHETORIC

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Rhetoric

the repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.

In rhetoric, antimetabole refers to the repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. This meaning comes from Lanham (1991) in A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms.[1]

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References

  1. Lanham, R. A. (1991). A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520912045

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