An edition of Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You: chiasmus and a world of quotations that say what they mean and mean what they say (1999)

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An edition of Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You: chiasmus and a world of quotations that say what they mean and mean what they say (1999)

Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you

chiasmus and a world of quotations that say what they mean and mean what they say

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What do Mae West, John F. Kennedy, Victor Hugo, and H. L. Mencken have in common? They all indulged in chiasmus-a literary device in which word order is reversed to hilarious or poignant effect. When Mae West said, "It's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men," she was using chiasmus; when John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," he was doing the same. Dr. Mardy Grothe has compiled hundreds of examples of chiasmus in this whimsically illustrated collection, bringing this witty and thought-provoking device out of obscurity and into the public imagination.

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Viking
Language
English
Pages
126

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Chiasmus, Grammar & Language Usage, Nonfiction, Quotations, Wit and humor
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Cover of: Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You
Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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Cover of: Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You
Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You
February 26, 2002, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Cover of: Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you
Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you: chiasmus and a world of quotations that say what they mean and mean what they say
1999, Viking
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Includes index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
082
Library of Congress
PN6081 .G76 1999, PN6081.G76 1999

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xvi, 126 p. :
Number of pages
126

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OL34259M
Internet Archive
neverletfoolkiss00grot
ISBN 10
0670878278
LCCN
99018015
OCLC/WorldCat
40754774
Library Thing
131667
Goodreads
1445888

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