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"A GRAMMATICAL FIGURE BY WHICH THE ORDER OF WORDS IN ONE OF TWO OF PARALLEL CLAUSES IS INVERTED IN THE OTHER." What is Chiasmus?
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Chiastic Sayings It's not the men in my life X it's the life in my men. Home is where the great are small X and the small are great
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Chiastic Sayings "Lust is what makes you keep wanting to do it, even when you have no desire to be with each other. Love is what makes you keep wanting to be with each other, even when you have no desire to do it.“ — Judith Viorst "Charm is a woman's strength … strength is a man's charm. — Havelock Ellis "When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that." — Gertrude Stein "The instinct of a man is to pursue everything that flies from him, and to fly from all that pursue him." — Voltaire
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OSCAR WILDE Master of Chiasmus http://www.drmardy.com/chiasmus/masters/wilde1.shtml
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IN THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY, AMBROSE BIERCE DEFINED A MEMBER OF THIS PROFESSION AS FOLLOWS: "ONE WHO DRAFTS A PLAN OF YOUR HOUSE AND PLANS A DRAFT OF YOUR MONEY." The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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WHAT IS AN ARCHITECT? The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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IN THE EARLY 1950'S, COMEDIAN & RADIO PERSONALITY FRED ALLEN WAS REFERRING TO THIS WHEN HE SAID: "(IT) IS A VEHICLE THAT PERMITS PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T ANYTHING TO DO TO WATCH PEOPLE WHO CAN'T DO ANYTHING." The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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WHAT IS TELEVISION? The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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IN 1640, ENGLISH POET JOHN DONNE WAS REFERRING TO THIS WHEN HE WROTE: "IT COMES EQUALLY TO US ALL, AND MAKES US ALL EQUAL WHEN IT COMES." The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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WHAT IS DEATH? The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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ACCORDING TO JEAN COCTEAU, "ART PRODUCES UGLY THINGS WHICH FREQUENTLY BECOME BEAUTIFUL WITH TIME, AND (THIS) PRODUCES BEAUTIFUL THINGS WHICH BECOME UGLY WITH TIME.” The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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WHAT IS FASHION? The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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ENGLISH PHILOSOPHER HERBERT SPENCER WAS REFERRING TO THIS WHEN HE SAID: "THAT WHICH MAN IS ALWAYS TRYING TO KILL, BUT WHICH ENDS IN KILLING HIM." The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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WHAT IS TIME? The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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ENGLISH PRIME MINISTER HAROLD MACMILLAN WAS REFERRING TO THIS WHEN HE SAID: "(IT) DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE LIVING ARE DEAD, IT MEANS THE DEAD ARE LIVING." The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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WHAT IS TRADITION? The Chiasmus Quiz Show
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