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अलंकार (Alankaar) is a figure of speech which means ornaments or adornments. Just like the women use ornaments to enhance her beauty, Alankar in Hindi language are used essentially to enhance the beauty of a poem.

Alankar are broadly classified into two groups, these are:

1. शब्दालंकार (Shabdalankar, it came from two word Shabdh (Word) + Alankar (Ornaments)) - Certain specific words that create an ornamental effect in a verse/poem.

2. अर्थालंकार (Arthalankar it came from two word Artha (Meaning) + Alankar (Ornaments)) - The meaning of words that creates the required enhancement.

Most common शब्दालंकार(Shabdalankar) that you might find in the Hindi poetry are:

1. अनुप्रास (Anupras) (Alliteration) - When a consonant word repeats serially more than once.

Example: घेर घेर घोर गगन।. Here, "घ " is repeated three times.

2. यमक (Yamak) (Homonym) - when same word repeats more than once but each time its meaning is different.

Example: सजना है मुझे सजना के लिए। Here, "सजना" means to make up/lover.

3. श्लेष (Shlesh) (Pun) - when a word is used once but it gives more than one meaning.

Example: मधुबन की छाती को देखो, सूखी इसकी कितनी कलियाँ। Here, "कलियाँ" means the flower that is not fully blossomed/Young children. Poet wants to describe a scene where a "मधुबन" (garden) is lacking, both in blossoming flowers and young children.

Most common अर्थालंकार (Arthalankar)that you might find in the Hindi poetry are:

1. उपमा (Upma) (Simile) - when a person or thing is compared in words with a similar but famous/well known person or thing.

Example: ताज महल सा घर। House like the Taj Mahal. Here, "घर" (house) is compared with a building which is famous for its beauty.

2. रूपक (Rupak) (Metaphor) - when a word is used for something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.

Example: पायो जी मैंने राम-रतन धन पायो। Here, "राम" (Ram, Hindu god) is suggested metaphorically as "रतन" (precious stones) and "धन" (money) .

3. अतिश्योक्ति (Atishyokti) (Hyperbole) - when a word is used of exaggerate something or someone, to evoke a strong feelings or to create a strong impression.

Example: दिल बादल बने, आँखें बहेने लगी। Here, "दिल" (heart) is exaggerated to "बादल" (cloud). The dramatic effect of this exaggeration would be, आँखें (eyes) that can tear as rain because the heart has turned into clouds (in pain).

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The word creole refers to a type of language that results from the combination of two completely different parent languages. There are less than 100 different creolized languages in the world, and they are completely different from each other. Here is a short list of the most common creoles:

1. Louisiana Creole French, spoken in Louisiana
2. Belizean Kriol language, spoken in Belize
3. Haitian Creole language, French-based, an official language of Haiti
4. Mauritian Creole, French-based, spoken in Mauritius
5. Cape Verdean Creole, spoken on the islands of Cape Verde
6. Krio Dayak language, spoken by Krio Dayak people in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
7. Liberian Kreyol language, spoken in Liberia
8. Seychellois Creole, French-based, spoken in the Seychelles
9. Guinea-Bissau Creole, spoken in Guinea-Bissau
10. Negerhollands, a Dutch-based creole, once spoken in the U.S. Virgin Islands
11. Bislama, an English-based creole, spoken in Vanuatu
12. Llanito, a Spanish- and English-based creole, spoken in Gibraltar
13. Bajan or Barbadian Creole, English-based, spoken in Barbados
14. Antillean Creole or Créole Martiniquais, French-based, spoken in the Lesser Antilles
15. Tok Pisin, an official language of Papua New Guinea
16. Torres Strait Creole or Brokan, Far-North-East Australia, Torres Strait, and South-West Papua
17. Patois, French based, spoken in Saint Lucia
18. Nagamese creole, based on Assamese, used in in Nagaland, India