Which syntax techniques does this sentence use?

Question

Which syntax techniques does this sentence use? The only one I am sure of is chiasmus, and I think the only other possible ones are parallelism, antithesis, and juxtaposition. Which ones, if any, does it use other than chiasmus?

Sentence:

"You forget what you want to remember and you remember what you want to forget."

Answer 1

In order to answer this question, we first need to define the techniques.

Literary Techniques  

(https://literarydevices.net)

Chiasmus: “rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect” 

I.E: “Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You.”

Chiasmus is defiantly at play here, for there is a reversal in structure with the second clause.

Parallelism: “repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking” 

** “takes many forms in literature, such as anaphora, antithesis, asyndeton, epistrophe”**

** “calls attention to the wording and can emphasize the phrase’s meaning”**

I.E.: “he that will cheat at play, will cheat you any way” ; “stupid is as stupid does” ; “cousins by chance; friends by choice” 

Parallelism is also at play for there is a repetition of grammatical elements with the second clause.

Antithesis: “which literally means “opposite,” is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.”

I.E.: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” 

Antithesis is not at play for there are no direct opposites present.

Juxtaposition: “a literary device that implies comparison or contrast.”

I.E: “light and darkness” ; “acceptance and isolation” ; “youth and experience”

Juxtaposition is not at play for the sentence is not comparing or contrasting two unlike things.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have further questions!