chiasme

Parallélisme et chiasme sont particuliers à la fonction poétique - même dans un essai - ou la valeur poétique est d’une importance définitivement secondaire.
Parallelism and chiasmus are peculiar to the poetic function, even in an essay - where the poetic value is definitely of secondary importance.
« Elle lui ouvrit son cœur, mais sa vérité, il la lui refusa » est un exemple de chiasme.
"She opened her heart to him, but his truth he denied to her" is an example of chiasmus.
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