The title "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" defies logic because a chronicle is a record of past events. That means the death should have already occurred. Because it's foretold, meaning it is being foreshadowed, that indicates the death hasn't occurred yet, making the title contradictory to itself. Also, the title is logically flawed with respects to the book itself because the book is not in chronological order, making it not a chronicle.
The arrangement of words is significant because it is reveals the book to be controversial. Marquez chose this particular arrangement to emphasize ambiguity and contradiction of the book.
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