Figure of Speech Anangram:
Anagram
An anagram is a word, words or phrases which when rearranged forms another word or a phrase. The letters in the word should be used as it is given in the original word. The original word is called ‘subject’ while the new word is ‘anagram’. The anagram of ‘a gentleman’ is ‘an elegant man’. One who creates is called an ‘anagrammatist’. Most anagrammatist would love to create challenging anagrams. Anagrams are used to create Pseudonyms, to create pen names. Jim Morrison was known as Mr. Mojo Risin. Anagrams are used in naming characters. ‘Hamlet’ was named after a Danish prince ‘Amleth’. In mysteries, clues are hidden in anagrams.
Figure of Speech Anangram
Practise Exercises
Three and four lettered Anagrams
- Urn
- Way
- Bury
- Case
- Cask
- Chin
- Cloud
- Chit
- Bowl
- Brag
Fiveand Sixlettered Anagrams
- Swipe
- Tired
- Talks
- Veils
- Waist
- Adverb
- Dealer
- Causes
- Zoned
- Viral
Sevenand Eightlettered Anagrams
- Repacks
- Sensual
- Terrain
- Wreathe
- Lessened
- Pointers
- Cheating
More than One word
- Cry out loud
- Rail Safety
- I am a weakfish speller
Analysis of ‘Let America Be America Again’ by Langston Hughes