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“You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man” is an example of

1. Bathos
2. Epistrophe
3. Chiasmus
4. Anti-climax
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Chiasmus is a rhetorical figure in which:
Words, grammatical structures, or ideas are repeated in reverse order
The emphasis is on contrast and transformation
The meaning is strengthened by symmetry

Classic formula: AB --> BA

This reversal of grammatical structure and ideas is exactly what defines chiasmus.
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