LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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I am so hungry, I could eat a whole elephant!
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hyperbole
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personification
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alliteration
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metaphor
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Origin of So Hungry I Could Eat a Horse This sentence is an example of a hyperbole. A hyperbolic statement is a greatly exaggerated statement that a person uses in a non-literal manner.
Detailed explanation-2: -I’m as hungry as a starving lion. Hyperbole is a synonym for exaggeration. Clearly, the speaker is not really as hungry as a starving lion. A hyperbole is just a figure of speech we use to emphasize a point.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperbole – An extreme exaggeration. Example… I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which type of figurative language is being used? I was so hungry, I could have eaten a million donuts. Hyperbole: This is an exaggeration.
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