LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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comparing two things using like or as
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an extreme exaggeration
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giving human traits to objects or ideas
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words or phrases that are contradictory
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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: -Examples of hyperbole are: 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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration. It’s not meant to be taken literally. Writers use hyperbole to create imagery, emphasize feelings, or provide insight about a character. Hyperbole appears in novels, songs, poems, and daily speech.
Detailed explanation-4: -hy·per·bo·le hī-ˈpər-bə-(ˌ)lē Synonyms of hyperbole. : extravagant exaggeration (such as “mile-high ice-cream cones") hyperbolist.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, I’ve told you a million times!