International Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies (Jun 2022)

சு. தமிழ்ச்செல்வி படைப்புகளில் உவமைகள் / Similes in the Novels of S.Tamil Selvi

  • தா. ஜெயஷீலா / D. Jeya Sheela,
  • முனைவர் தே. பேனினா / Dr. D. Benina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7063581
Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume - 4, no. Special Issue - 2
pp. 455 – 461

Abstract

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In Tamil Literature, Sangam literary writers have used similes to strengthen the poetic themes and concepts. Contemporary Tamil writers also generate similes using nature in their works to illustrate the aesthetic sense of romanticism as the ancient Tamil poets did. The ancients had used only nature-related similes to portray their aesthetic quality but the current writers have used similes beyond nature and have been choosing similes from all fields of knowledge. Tamil novels are interesting and many writers have been using similes to weave the interest of the novel. One such eminent novelist is S. Tamil Selvi. Her novels have been influenced by similes. The novelist has brought in similes for her novels from all kinds of Gods, water, various types of landscapes, fine, sky, flora, fauna, instruments, characters and so on. Hence, this article ventures to identify and analyse the use of similes in the novels of S.Tamil Selvi.

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