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Read the following line and identify the figure of speech used in each extract.

What Man has made of Man?

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What Man has made of Man- Alliteration man, made, man

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अध्याय 3.2: Lines Written in the Early Spring - Exercises [पृष्ठ ८७]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 11 TN Board
अध्याय 3.2 Lines Written in the Early Spring
Exercises | Q 5. A. c. | पृष्ठ ८७

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