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Drowned in an air of desolation

Answer 1

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          Drowned in an air of desolation

This expression ‘Drowned in an air of desolation’ is from the chapter ‘Lost Spring’ by Anees Jung. This expression means ‘an old temple in Udipi that has become so old and dilapidated that people no longer go to it. As a result it is desolate, deserted, and no longer in use.  

Answer 2

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Drowned in an air of desolation is known as hyperbole. Hyperbole is a rhetoric literary device that can be used of exaggeration of figure of speech. In the case of rhetoric, hyperbole is also known as auxesis. In the field of poetry, hyperbole cal emphasizes or evokes strong feelings and it can create a strong impressions. But this is not a literary devise and it can be uses as a figure of speech only.