ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term refers to exaggeration for effect?
A
Irony
B
Hyperbole
C
Personification
D
Anthropomorphism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -hyperbole, a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.

Detailed explanation-3: -: extravagant exaggeration used to emphasize a point. “mile-high ice cream cones” is an example of hyperbole.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggerated comparisons or overstatements for emphasis and literary effect. Like all figures of speech, hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally. “Loving with the fire of a thousand suns” refers to the “burning” passion of loving someone.

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