Thinking activity on I.A.Richard's Figurative Language
I.A. Richards: Figurative Language... ## Ivor Armstrong Richards – pioneer in the domain of New Criticism . ## His path breaking works:- 1. The Meaning of Meaning – 1923 2. The Principles of Literary Criticism – 1924 3. The Practical Criticism – 1929. a. Four Kinds of Meaning b. Two Uses of Language c. On Simile, Metaphor and Symbol. *In the essay Figurative language Richards gives his justification on three Poems. Here I'm given the analysis of song: 1 1) हो ओ … तेरी अखियों का वार जैसे शेर का शिकार तेरा हुस्न धुयंदार जैसे जलता सिगार तेरी अखियों का वार जैसे शेर का शिकार तेरा हुस्न धुयंदार जैसे जलता सिगार तेरे प्यार का नशा कभी आर कभी पार.... Totally worthless song... The lyrics have absolutely no deep meaning. All it has a just few meaning less words.. I mean love is something pure, eternal and platonic and here love is compared wi