During his fourth voyage gulliver become acquainted with two new words what are they ? Write its significance
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On his fourth voyage Gulliver became acquainted with the words Houyhnhnm and Yahoo.
Houyhnhnm
It refers to the smart horses in the story. It means 'perfection of nature'. The horses were literally innocent and had never fallen. They were uncorrupted by any passion both base or noble. They represented ice-cold reason.
Yahoo
It refers to the gross humans in the story. The Yahoos represented fiery sensuality. They were sensual and seemed to be depraved.
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