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Definition Interlude is a short entertainment put on between the courses of a feast or the acts of a play. During the Middle Ages and up to the 16th c.…

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Apostrophe definition, Characteristics and examples

Definition of Apostrophe: Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses a person or personified thing, either present or absent. Its most common purpose in prose…

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Kenning – Definition and Examples

Kenning: Definition A kenning is a compound metaphor in which a figurative name is used to present an object. It replaces a simple noun with a more imaginative description. It is…

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Definition of Couplet, Triplet and Quatrain and its examples

Couplet: A couplet consists of a pair of riming verses. Examples; 1. All human things are subjects to decay, And when Fate summons-Monarchs must obey. —Dryden (Here the syllables 'cay’ and ‘bey’ rhyme with…

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Definition of Epyllion, Its characteristics and examples

Definition of Epyllion: Epyllion (Gk ‘little epos’, ‘a scrap of poetry’): The sense of ‘little epic’ appears to date from the 19th c. when it was used to describe a…

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May 2026

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Epithalamion: Definition, Characteristics, and Examples

An epithalamion (from Greek, meaning “at the bridal chamber”) is a lyrical poem or song composed in celebration of a wedding, traditionally sung outside the bride’s chamber on the wedding…

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Discuss the concept Chronotope by Mikhail Bakhtin

Chronotope literally means ‘time-place’. It denotes the intrinsic interconnection of these two dimensions, but also connotes an author’s specific attitude to the passing of time and the location of events…

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Oxymoron: Definition, Meaning and Examples of Oxymoron

Oxymoron Definition: Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory words are juxtaposed for a striking effect. The oxymoron is generally described as the extreme form of epigram. When the…

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Apr 2026

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Discuss Epanaphora: Definition, Meaning and Examples

Definition: Epanaphora is a figure of speech that consists of the reiteration of the same word or words at the beginning of successive lines, clauses, or sentences. Examples: Here are some of the…

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Discuss Hyperbaton: Definition, Features and Examples

Definition: Hyperbaton is a figure in which there is an inversion of the regular grammatical order of words in a sentence for the purpose of emphasising an idea or fact.…

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