Literary terms or Literary Devices |Archaism |Archaism Definition
Literary terms or Literary Devices |Archaism |Archaism Definition
Archaism |Archaism Definition
Use of a word or a style of writing which has already been old-fashioned.
Example of Archaism
Lord,thou hast examined me and knowest me.
Thou knowest all , whether I sit down or rise up;
thou hast discerned my thoughts from afar.
Thou hast traced my journey and resting places,
and art familiar with all my paths.
......(The Bile,"Psalms"-139)
Here the words "thou"for you,"knowest " for know,"art" for are and "hast" for has are archaic words.A modern writer uses archaic words to add grandeur to his writing. Coleridge uses it in many lines of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner".For example:
He prayeth well,who liveth well
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