…sense of suddenness and tension. Hyperbole: It is the exaggeration for emphasis or effect. The example of “A crowd / Of huge unheard answers jam and rejoice” (lines 20) shows…
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The Dream
…/o/ sound, creating a sense of musicality and emphasis. Hyperbole: It is an exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point or create a particular effect. “Thou art so true that…
My Son My Executioner
…Who seemed to live forever Observe enduring life in you And start to die together. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis….
John 8:32
…ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free’. Hyperbole – The verse is also a good example of hyperbole as the speaker, Jesus, is exaggerating the…
Holding Hands
…at a line break; rather, it rolls over to the next line. For example; “Elephants walking Along the trails Are holding hands By holding tails. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device…
The Catcher in The Rye
…Jane. (Chapter-6) These quotes from The Catcher in The Rye foreshadow the coming events. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places as given in the below…
The Pearl
…bad is going to happen to his family. iv. Juana’s realization of the pearl as a bad omen for the family. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at…
The Scarlet Letter
…face with his hands. “The whole town will awake, and hurry forth, and find me here!” (Chapter-XII) Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at several places. For example,…
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
…more Dr Jekyll. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. Well, it was this way,” returned Mr Enfield: “I was coming home from…
Hard Times
…as both predict what is going to happen next. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. With a rule and a pair of…
Their Eyes Were Watching God
…the coming events; the first one about the difficult times for Janie and the second for her husband, Jody or Joe Starks. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel…
Invisible Man
…Invisible Man clearly foreshadow the coming events. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. Two men stood directly in front of me, one…
The Kite Runner
…quotes from The Kite Runner foreshadow the coming events. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. At parties, when all six-foot-five of him…
Antigone
…the play show that something tragic is going to happen with the daughters of Oedipus. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the play in the first episode as given in…
The Sun Also Rises
…the coming events such as the first one shows that segregation of Cohn and the second shows the changing weather pattern showing the changing human attitudes. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration…
The Book Thief
…and painting itself into the life of Max Vandenburg. (Sketches) These quotes from The Book Thief foreshadow the coming events. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various…
Gulliver’s Travels
…of traveling and that he is going on some travel very soon. Both of these points foreshadow of the coming events. Hyperbole: The book shows various examples of hyperboles such…
Beowulf
…that relic of the giants. (2615-2619) These quotes from Beowulf foreshadow the coming events. 9. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the epic at various places such as; greedy and…
For My Daughter
…the innocence of morning flesh Concealed, hintings of death she does not heed.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis. For example,…
Winter Morning
…lakes.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis. Ogden exaggerates the beauty of the winter throughout the poem such as “Winter is…
