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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."

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What is a chiasmus used for in a rhetoric?

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.".


When was A Tale of Two Cities created?

A Tale of Two Cities was created in 1859.


The beginning of the French Revolution is an example of which element in the plot of A Tale of Two Cities?

it is climax


the beginning of the french revolution is a example of which element in the plot of a tale of two cities?

it is climax


Can you give me an example of antithetical sentence in A Tale of Two Cities?

"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times"


What are the two cites in the tale of two cites?

The Tale of Two Cities: by Charles Dickens About revolutionary France and the desperate attempts to save French Aristocrats from the Guillotine.


What year Charles dickens wrote A Tale of Two Cities?

He wrote A Tale of Two Cities in the 1830s.


What are the ratings and certificates for A Tale of Two Cities - 1922?

A Tale of Two Cities - 1922 is rated/received certificates of: UK:U


Who wrote the Tale of Two Cities?

Charles Dickens is the author of A Tale of Two Cities.


What are the two cities in A Tale of Two Cities?

The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities are London and Paris. The novel contrasts the social and political unrest in both cities during the French Revolution.


In what year did A Tale of Two Cities end?

"A Tale of Two Cities" ends in the year 1794, during the French Revolution.