The optic chiasm is where the optic nerves cross.
A crossing or intersection, especially in anatomy, where nerves or blood vessels cross each other.
The poem uses a chiasm to emphasize its main idea.
A structure in which elements are arranged in a mirrored or inverted order.
The speech included a chiasm that made it more memorable.
A rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures.
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