which chapters in the book of daniel are in the form of a chiasm?

In his study of the Iliad and the Odyssey, Cedric Whitman, for instance, finds a chiastic structure 'of the most amazing virtuosity' that simultaneously performed both aesthetic and mnemonic functions, permitting the oral poet to easily recall the basic formulae of the composition during performances.

Oral literature is especially rich in chiastic structure, possibly as an aid in memorization. If one adds in more lines representing other concepts, one gets a chiastic structure with more concepts. If one thinks of the lines as concepts, one sees that concept A, which comes first, is also last, and concept B, which comes after A, comes before A. The line that starts leftmost on top, comes down, and is rightmost on the bottom, and vice versa.

Ĭhi is made up of two lines crossing each other as in the shape of an X. Chiasmus derives from from the Greek word khiasmos, a word that is khiazein, marked with the letter khi. The term chiastic derives from the mid 17th century term chiasmus, which refers to a crosswise arrangement of concepts or words that are repeated in reverse order.

Which chapters in the book of daniel are in the form of a chiasm?