antimetathesis vs rhetorical device

rhetorical device vs antimetathesis

antimetathesis and rhetorical device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
antimetathesis	Yes	No	No	No
rhetorical device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rhetorical device is a hypernym of antimetathesis; that is, rhetorical device is a word with a broader meaning than antimetathesis:

antimetathesis: A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause preceding; inversion of the members of an antithesis: as, "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture a mute poem".
rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

antimetathesis (noun)	rhetorical device (noun)
A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause preceding; inversion of the members of an antithesis: as, "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture a mute poem".	a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

Difference between antimetathesis and rhetorical device

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