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<p style="text-align: justify;">This article defines fifteen criteria one can use to measure the strength or weakness of a proposed chiastic pattern in a given text. The need for rigor in such studies depends primarily on how the results of the proposed structural analyses will be used. Ultimately, analysts may not know with certainty whether an author created inverted parallel structures intentionally or not; but by examining a text from various angles, one may assess the likelihood that an author consciously employed chiasmus to achieve specific literary purposes.</p>


Journal of Book of Mormon Studies

Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 4/2 (1995)

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Criteria for Identifying and Evaluating the Presence of Chiasmus

Criteria for Identifying and Evaluating the Presence of Chiasmus

Title

Criteria for Identifying and Evaluating the Presence of Chiasmus

Publication Type

Journal Collection

Year of Publication

1995

Authors

Welch, John W. (Primary)

Pagination

1-14

Volume

4

Issue

2

URL

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol4/iss2/1

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