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What is the
definition of Pleonasm?
How do you define Pleonasm? What is a Pleonasm? The word
derives from the Greek word meaning 'excess'. Plural:
pleonasms. The
definition of Pleonasm is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Pleonasm - a poetic device |
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Definition: Using more
words than necessary
Examples: "a tiny little
child"
or "I saw it with my own eyes." |
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Definition of Pleonasm
- a poetic device |
Examples of Pleonasm in
Literature, Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Pleonasm
examples can be found by the most famous poets including qqqq
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Julius
Caesar by William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar:
"This was the most unkindest cut of all."
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Paradise
Lost by John Milton: "From that day mortal, and this
happie State/ Shalt loose, expell'd from hence into a
World/ Of woe and sorrow"
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"O LORD, how
many are my foes! Many are rising against me - Psalm 3:1
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“On His
Blindness” by John Milton: “Nor to these idle orbs does
day appear Or sun or moon, or stars, through the year/Or
man or woman."
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"Beyond the
garage were some decorative trees trimmed as carefully
as poodle dogs."鈥"Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep.
Examples Help! Use
of Pleonasm in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Pleonasm can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Pleonasm
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Pleonasm make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Pleonasm use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Pleonasm
Figures of
speech such as Pleonasm adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
