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October 10, 2024 by admin

Abstract and Concrete Nouns – Examples & Definition

Abstract and concrete nouns are two basic categories of nouns, and the difference lies in whether you can experience them through your senses. A concrete noun names something physical and tangible a person, place, or thing you can see, hear, touch, taste, or smell. For example, dog, table, music, coffee, and London are all concrete […]

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October 10, 2024 by admin

What are Action Verbs? – Examples & Definition

The verbs that express action are called action verbs. If the subject in a sentence can do the action only then, it is an action verb. Definition of Action Verbs Action verbs are words that express a physical or mental action performed by the subject of a sentence in other words, they tell us what […]

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October 6, 2024 by admin

What is an Anagram? – Examples & Definition

short form ma do 3 Jun An anagram is a word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once. The result is something new, but with the same set of letters. For example, “listen” becomes “silent,” “cinema” becomes “iceman,” and “dormitory” becomes “dirty room.” Simply put, […]

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October 6, 2024 by admin

What is an Allegory? – Examples & Definition

An allegory is a story, poem, or piece of art in which characters, events, and settings symbolize deeper meanings often moral, political, or spiritual. On the surface it reads as a normal narrative, but underneath it represents abstract ideas or real-world issues. For example, George Orwell’s Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution, […]

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October 6, 2024 by admin

What is an Analogy? – Examples & Definition

Analogy is one of the literary devices in which there is a comparison between two different things. People do use analogies, either in writing or speaking, to describe one thing by making similarities with another thing. For instance, ‘all that glitters is not gold.’ The above example sentence is comparing fake attraction to the glitters. […]

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