Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
antimetabole
Noun
/ˌæn.tɪ.məˈtæb.ə.li/
Definition
A rhetorical device where words or phrases are repeated in reverse order.
Examples
- “Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”
- “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.”
Meaning
It is used to create a contrast or highlight an idea by repeating it in an inverted manner.
Synonyms
- Chiasmus
- Reversal
