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Chiasmus, the Reversal Figure of Speech

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Adam Kecskes
Speaking Coach & Leadership Advisor

No, it's not Godzilla's next major foe.

Chiasmus is where the second part of a sentence mirrors the first part, but in reverse. The one I like to use to remind myself to keep things humble is:

Take pride, but don't let pride take you.

But there is a more famous one most US Americans are familiar with...