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14 Νοε 2023 · Antimetabole. Repetition of words in reverse order. Ex: Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country. Antithesis. Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction. Ex: We shall . . . support any friend, oppose any foe . . .
21 Φεβ 2024 · Give an example of antimetabole from a well-known speech or piece of literature. Analyze the impact of this rhetorical device on the audience and its persuasive effect.
Antimetabole Definition. Antimetabole is derived from a Greek word which means “turning about.”. It is a literary term or device that involves repeating a phrase in reverse order. For example: “You like it; it likes you.”. “Fair is foul and foul is fair.”.
Antimetabole appears in a wide variety of contexts, from jokes and idioms to political speeches and literature. It can be used to convey paradoxes and irony, to strengthen an argument, or to show in a novel way how two ideas relate to each other.
Definition of Antimetabole. Antimetabole is a figure of speech in which words or clauses from the first half of a sentence are repeated in the second half of the sentence in reverse order.
(read full antimetabole explanation with examples) Antimetabole is a figure of speech in which a phrase is repeated, but with the order of words reversed. John... John... (read more)
