ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Some specific types of writing, such as fairy tales, folklore, legends, and children’s writing are given to hyperbole because the overemphasis increases the great deeds or magical characteristics of famous or historical characters from literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tall tales use realistic details and common speech. Hyperboles, similes, and metaphors are types of figurative language that are often used in tall tales.

Detailed explanation-3: -hyperbole, a figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect. Hyperbole is common in love poetry, in which it is used to convey the lover’s intense admiration for his beloved.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 2. She’s as old as the hills.