[ noun ] inversion in the second of two parallel phrases <noun.communication>
Chiasmus \Chi*as"mus\ (k[-i]*[a^]z"m[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. chiasmo`s a placing crosswise, fr. chia`zein. See {Chiasm}.] (Rhet.) An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated or subsequently referred to in a sentence; thus,
If e'er to bless thy sons My voice or hands deny, These hands let useful skill forsake, This voice in silence die. --Dwight.