"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget."
A chiasmus is used in a rhetoric to create parallelism. When there are two parallel phrases, and one reverses the order of the words, there is a chiasmus. An example would be "He came in defeat and in triumph departs.".
A chiasmus is a sentence made up of two parts that are parallel to each other; the second part is the structural reverse of the first. One example would be: "In came the new, and out went the old."
When words are set up in the form ABBA. An example is "You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget."
In a chiasmus structure, the word "analogous" could be presented as "analogous it may be, be it may analogous." This structure creates a symmetrical and balanced effect by mirroring the word order.
Chiasmus
Chiasmus is a rhetorical device in Latin literature where words or phrases are repeated in reverse order. It is significant because it creates a sense of balance and symmetry in the text, making it more memorable and impactful. By using chiasmus, writers can emphasize key ideas and create a sense of rhythm and flow in their writing, enhancing the overall rhetorical impact of the text.
Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or."
I believe that you are referring to what is called chiasmus, an inversion in the second of two parallel phrases.
Define "paradox" as "Doctor Christian Barnard and a thing you tie boats to". Ha ha, hilarity ensues. But seriously, folks, you say, it is when something contradicts itself. "All absolute statements are wrong" for example. Let that sink in. "Including that one." Or, "The only way to save money is to spend money." Or "We're fighting for peace" Chiasmus is a saying with a reversal in it. This can be a reversal of words, like "Why do we park on the driveway and drive on the parkway?" or of sounds, like "Here's champagne ot our real friends and real pain to our sham friends", or "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." You can remember the term by remembering that had Erasmus owned a new KIA, it would have started a new era in chiasmus.
Chiasmus
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rhetorical question are essentially questions that dont need to be answered. like if a teacher asks you a question where he/she knows the answer to, or he/she knows that you know the answer but does not ask you to answerA 'rhetorical question' as described above is a rhetorical device (often called a 'figure of speech') called Hypophora (they all have fancy Latin or Greek names, unfortunately). There are dozens of different devices.A good example would be 'Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.' This is a device called Chiasmus, where the words in a clause or phrase are rversed in the next, i.e. 'country ... you' becomes 'you ... country.'