- இயல்புநவிற்சி அணிIyalbunavirchi AniA பொருளணி type: praising or describing something exactly as it plainly is, with no exaggeration or comparison at all - also called தன்மை நவிற்சி அணி in some textbooks, the same type under a different name.
- பிறிதுமொழிதல் அணிPirithumozhithal AniA பொருளணி type: describing something indirectly, by naming or describing something else closely associated with it instead of naming it outright.
- உயர்வு நவிற்சி அணிUyarvu Navirchi AniA பொருளணி type: deliberately exaggerating a quality far beyond the literal truth, for dramatic effect - the opposite of இயல்புநவிற்சி அணி's plain restraint.
- உவமையணிUvamai AniA பொருளணி type: a simile - comparing two things explicitly using a comparison word like "போல" (like/as).
- இல்பொருள் உவமையணிIlporul Uvamai AniA பொருளணி type: comparing something to a thing that doesn't actually exist in reality - an imagined, impossible comparison used purely for effect.
- எடுத்துக்காட்டு உவமையணிEduthukkaattu Uvamai AniA பொருளணி type: a real-world example is given alongside a statement, illustrating it concretely rather than comparing with "போல".
- உருவக அணிUruvaka AniA பொருளணி type: a metaphor - calling one thing by another's name outright, stated as fact with no "like/as".
- தற்குறிப்பேற்ற அணிTharkurippetra AniA பொருளணி type: the poet projects their own feeling onto a lifeless object or animal, describing it as if it shared that emotion.
- வஞ்சப்புகழ்ச்சி அணிVanjapugazhchi AniA பொருளணி type: praising something in words that actually carry a hidden criticism - or the reverse, criticizing in a way that hides real praise.
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- வேற்றுமை அணிVetrumai AniA பொருளணி type: two things that share an outward similarity are shown to actually differ in an important way, drawing out a contrast.
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