CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.
A
hyperbole
B
simile
C
oxymoron
D
pun
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyperbole is an exaggeration that is created to emphasize a point or bring out a sense of humor. It is often used in everyday conversations without the speaker noticing it. The exaggeration is so outrageous that no one would believe that it is true. It is used to add depth and color to a statement.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperbole, from a Greek word meaning ‘excess’, is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis. It’s a type of figurative language. It’s a trick of exaggerating a situation, action or feeling by using extreme language to intensify the image created in the reader’s mind.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyperbole is a figure of speech or literary device that uses deliberate and extreme exaggeration to create a strong emotional response from the reader, emphasize a statement, or add a sense of drama. For example, you might say I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. You couldn’t literally eat an entire horse.

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