Figure of Speech – Anangram

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

  1. Urn
  2. Way
  3. Bury
  4. Case
  5. Cask
  6. Chin
  7. Cloud
  8. Chit
  9. Bowl
  10. Brag

Fiveand Sixlettered Anagrams

  1. Swipe
  2. Tired
  3. Talks
  4. Veils
  5. Waist
  6. Adverb
  7. Dealer
  8. Causes
  9. Zoned
  10. Viral

Sevenand Eightlettered Anagrams

  1. Repacks
  2. Sensual
  3. Terrain
  4. Wreathe
  5. Lessened
  6. Pointers
  7. Cheating

More than One word

  1. Cry out loud
  2. Rail Safety
  3. I am a weakfish speller

Analysis of ‘Let America Be America Again’ by Langston Hughes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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