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This is called a Chiastic structure (from the greek letter chi which looks like an X - i.e., the shape the chiastic structure makes if you indent each succeedin
by irrational 7y ago
This is called a Chiastic structure (from the greek letter chi which looks like an X - i.e., the shape the chiastic structure makes if you indent each succeeding level).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiastic_structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiastic_structure
"These often symmetrical patterns are commonly found in ancient literature such as the epic poetry of the Iliad and the Odyssey."
- hnaa 7y agohttps://theopolisinstitute.com/the-chiastic-structure-of-lord-of-the-rings/ https://theopolisinstitute.com/the-chiastic-structure-of-lor...
- hnaa 7y agoI've been thinking about this and Shakespeare's King Lear may be an example of this as well.
- hnaa 7y agoAlso in Milton's Paradise Lost, I believe.