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Title details for Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You by Mardy Grothe - Available

Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You

by Mardy Grothe
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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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Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

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  • Release date: February 26, 2002

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  • ISBN: 9781440621260
  • Release date: February 26, 2002

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  • ISBN: 9781440621260
  • File size: 3246 KB
  • Release date: February 26, 2002

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Language Arts Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)

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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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Language Arts Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)