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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.
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.”
16 Σεπ 2023 · Antimetaboles/an antimetabole is a rhetorical device in which words or phrases are repeated in reverse order to create emphasis or convey a specific message. It involves the reversal of grammatical structure in successive clauses.
Antimetabole (an-tee-meh-TA-boe-lee): Figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause; an inverted order of repeated words in adjacent phrases or clauses (A-B, B-A). Ex #1: "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence."
2 Σεπ 2022 · Antimetabole, when used in spoken or written language, involves inverting the words used in the first half of a sentence in the second half of a sentence to create emphasis through repetition. This syntactical device is used by speechwriters, authors, poets, lyricists, and playwrights who wish to push beyond predictable sentence structure.
16 Μαΐ 2016 · A formal literature review is an evidence-based, in-depth analysis of a subject. There are many reasons for writing one and these will influence the length and style of your review, but in essence a literature review is a critical appraisal of the current collective knowledge on a subject.
Antimetabole is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of words in successive clauses, but in reverse order, creating a memorable effect. Famous examples include John F. Kennedy’s “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” making it a powerful technique for persuasion and emphasis.
