= Antimetabole
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Antimetabole is a rhetorical device involving the repetition of words in successive clauses or phrases, but in reverse order. This technique highlights contrast or enhances meaning through the inversion of the original phrase. A well-known example of antimetabole is the famous phrase by John F. Kennedy: "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country." The reversal of structure emphasizes the shift in perspective being conveyed.
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