Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You

Word Play for Word Lovers

Mardy Grothe

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Penguin Random House Australia
26 February 2002

Semantics; Language teaching & learning material & coursework

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.

By: Mardy Grothe
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 121g
ISBN: 9780142000571
ISBN 10: 0142000574
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 26 February 2002
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mardy Grothe, Ph.D., is a psychologist, marriage counselor, and management consultant. Coauthor of three business books, he has been extensively interviewed on radio and television, on topics from problem bosses to the art of the insult. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.