Question

Which literary devices are used in the following phrases:
(i). Panging hunger
(ii).Aching hearts
(iii).Starved of love; starved of hope

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Answer 1

The literary devices that are used in the following are given below along with a detailed explanation for the same:-

i.) Panging hunger - Onomatopoeia

• The literary device onomatopoeia is used when the word is described along with a sound effect. Here the word hunger is described along with the sound effect that is panging. Hence, onomatopoeia is the literary device that is used here.

ii.) Aching hearts - Hyperbole

• The phrase that is being used here is hyperbole because hyperbole is used when we exaggerate something more than its actual meaning.

iii.) Starved of love, starved of hope - Hyperbole

• In this phrase as well, the literary device that is being used is hyperbole.

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Answer 2

In this question, we are asked to identify the literary devices used in the following phrases.

• The following are literary devices that are used, along with a comprehensive description of each one:
• Panging hunger is an onomatopoeic phrase.
• When a word is described alongside a sound effect, the literary device onomatopoeia is used. Here, the word "hunger" is defined alongside the panging sound effect. As a result, the literary trick employed here is onomatopoeia.
• Hurting hearts - Exaggeration
• Since hyperbole is employed when we exaggerate anything more than its genuine meaning, the phrase being used here is hyperbolic.
• The use of hyperbole "hungry of love, famished of hope"
• The literary device of hyperbole is also employed in this sentence.

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