ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -1. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 2. She’s as old as the hills.

Detailed explanation-2: -poetic device: Hyperbole Hyperbole means extreme and obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally. To say “her smile is as bright as the sun” or “this test is taking forever” are examples of hyperbole.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -They ran like greased lightning. He’s got tons of money. Her brain is the size of a pea. He is older than the hills. I will die if she asks me to dance. She is as big as an elephant! I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. I have told you a million times not to lie!