ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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How many features does Euphuistic style has?
A
one
B
two and more
C
seven
D
two
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Euphuism is an elaborately patterned prose style, characterized in particular by the extensive use of similes and metaphors, parallelism, alliteration, and antithesis. Adjective: euphuistic. Also called Asianism and aureate diction. “Euphuism is about infinite expansion, ” says Katharine Wilson.

Detailed explanation-2: -Euphuism is a peculiar mannered style of English prose. It takes its name from a prose romance by John Lyly.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is an example of euphuism? An example is: “Is it not far better to abhor sins by the remembrance of others’ faults than by repentance of thine own follies?” This comes from John Lyly’s Euphuses: The Anatomy of Wit. Who invented euphuism? John Lyly is considered to be the originator of the style of writing.

Detailed explanation-4: -euphuism, an elegant Elizabethan literary style marked by excessive use of balance, antithesis, and alliteration and by frequent use of similes drawn from mythology and nature. The word is also used to denote artificial elegance.

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