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i.    symbolism                 :   the  practice  of  investing  things  with

                                             arbitrary meaning
          j.    satire                    :   witty language used to convey insults or

                                             scorns

          k.    fiction                   :   a literay work based on imagination like

                                             stories and novels

          l.    epic                      :   a long narrative poem telling of the hero›s
                                             deeds

          m.    simile                    :   the comparison of one thing to the other
                                             of a different kind
          n.    paradigmatic              :   of or relating to a typical example



          o.    emotive                         : characterized by feelings



         3.2. Use the words in 3.1 to complete the sentences below.


               a.   Religious …………………is very characteristic of the paintings of
                     this period.

               b.   The  Joker  is  a  ………………………..  It  has  fourteen  lines  with  a
                     fixed rhyme pattern.

               c.   The rays of the sun are like a pair of scissors cutting the blanket
                     of fog. The sentence is an example of a …………………………

               d.   The  issue  of  animal  sacrifice  during  festivals  is  highly
                     ……………………..

               e.   The …………….. of the Ramayana is based on the heroic life of
                     Lord Ram.

               f.    Most of the inventions are inspired by science ………………………..
               g.   A  young  boy  wrote  an  ………………………  to  the  government

                     which was later published and read by a million people.


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