Write us . However, there are a number of interesting variations on the chiastic theme. This month we feature a much rarer type of chiasmus, something I call Double Chiasmus . Every now and then a single observation contains two separate chiastic reversals. For obvious reasons, I've coined the expression double chiasmus to characterize an observation like this.
Double chiasmus is the rarest type of chiasmus and, in some ways, is the most impressive.
To forge a good one requires great conceptual ability and a high degree of language facility. Because they're so rare, I always feel a special thrill when I come upon one. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at his service . Observations like these can be appreciated in so many different ways and on so many different levels. Technically, they tend to be exquisite little constructions, in some cases even reaching the level of virtuosity.