Thursday, April 17, 2014

Bollywood Figures of Speech

Hyperbole
"Beedi jalaile jigar se piya, jigar ma badhi aag hai..."

Onomatopoeia
"Tune maari entriyaan re dil mei baji ghantiyaan re, tang tang tang tang..."

Personification
"Chand ne cheater hoke cheat kiya toh saare taare bole gili gili akka..."

Pun
"Balam pichkari jo tune mujhe maari toh seedhi saadhi kudi sharabi ho gayi..."

Alliteration
"Chandu ke chacha ne chanduki chachiko chandike chamchese chutney chatayi..."

Irony
"Ashiquon mei jiska title Titanic, muah kinara dikha kar ke dooba de gaya..."

Euphemism
"Kisi aur ki mujhko jaroorat kya mai toh khud se pyar jataaun..."

Simile
"Ghode jaisi chaal, haathi jaisi doom, oh sawan raja kahan se aaye tum?"

Metaphor
"I swear choti dress mein bomb lagdi mainu..."


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