ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the type of sentence. I’m so tired I could sleep for a week!
A
simile
B
hyperbole
C
personification
D
simile
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A hyperbole (hy-PER-buh-lee) is an exaggeration so dramatic that it is obviously not true. It is used as a figure of speech in writing to make a point or create a vivid image. Example: I’m so tired I could sleep for a year!

Detailed explanation-2: -“I’m so tired I could sleep for a week, ” I am using a hyperbole.

Detailed explanation-3: -1. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 2. She’s as old as the hills.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. My feet are killing me. That plane ride took forever. This is the best book ever written. I love you to the moon and back. The pen is mightier than the sword. I’ve told you this 20, 000 times. Cry me a river. 30-May-2021

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