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.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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Ecphonesis (ec-pho-nee’-sis): An emotional exclamation.
Wow! What a beautiful day!
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