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Write short notes on four of the following literary devices, giving examples in each case.
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i Metonymy ii Synecdoche
iii Personification iv Hyperbole
v Paradox vi Oxymoron

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Write short notes on four of the following literary devices, giving examples in each case.

i Metonymy

ii Synecdoche

iii Personification

iv Hyperbole

v Paradox

vi Oxymoron

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1 - a closely related word is used

eg. You must address the chair.

2 - Whole represents a part or a part represents the whole

eg. The hand unhooked the chain

England won the match

3 - inanimate or objects or abstract ideas are given human qualities

eg. When darkness lays the house to sleep

4 - an over exaggerated statement is used

eg. She cried oceans of tears.

5 - Contradictory statement is used

eg. The king was rich, his cheeks were red

6 - adjective is contradictory to the noun

eg. Feather of lead ; bright smoke

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