Antimetathesis (an-ti-me-ta’-the-sis): Inversion of the members of an antithesis.
The farther I climbed up, the farther things were down below, but nothing’s up that’s not below—the flowers, the trees upon the earth, below the sky.
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Antimetathesis (an-ti-me-ta’-the-sis): Inversion of the members of an antithesis.
You’re so hot–everybody wants a piece of you.
You’re so cold–you could care less as you rest on your flimsy laurels.
You better start paying attention to your fans: fans are notoriously fickle. Their hot fires of admiration will turn into icebergs over night if you don’t warm up to their overtures.
Cold and Hot, hot and cold: you need to turn up the heat and fan your fans’ flames of love and wonder. They will think it’s cool!
Go for it!
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Antimetathesis (an-ti-me-ta’-the-sis): Inversion of the members of an antithesis.
You are big.
You are small.
Big and small. Small and big.
Your belly hangs over your pants–so big!
Your conscience can dance on the head of pin–so small.
Big body. Tiny soul.
You need help. A good diet and exercise program will help your body. Maybe psychological counseling will help your soul.
Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help!
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Antimetathesis (an-ti-me-ta’-the-sis): Inversion of the members of an antithesis.
Your eyes are ebony.
Your soul is bright light.
Dark and light, light and dark.
Your dark eyes shine with the liquid glow of your soul’s bright light.
One person, within and without. One person to see and believe.
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Antimetathesis (an-ti-me-ta’-the-sis): Inversion of the members of an antithesis.
At the border of hope and fear, fear hopes and hope fears.
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Antimetathesis (an-ti-me-ta’-the-sis): Inversion of the members of an antithesis.
The limit of joy is sorrow’s boundary and sorrow’s limit is the boundary of joy.
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