204 search results for "hyperbole"

The Metamorphosis

…the family as well as the useful worker of the company. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. One morning, as Gregor Samsa…

Homework! Oh, Homework!

…over to the next line. For example, “I simply can’t see why you even exist, if you just disappeared it would tickle me pink.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used…

A Modest Proposal

…foreshadow the suggestions that Swift is going to throw before his readers. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the essay at various places, for example, i. I have been assured…

Great Expectations

…we shook hands warmly. (V-II, Chapter-3) These quotes from the book foreshadow the coming events. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. He…

The Stranger 

Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel at various places. For example, i. My lawyer assured me the case would take only two or three days. “From what I…

Of Mice and Men

…to be Lennie, later. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs when Crooks says to George, “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy…

Pride and Prejudice

…Bingley’s married or single life is also a type for foreshadowing. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs when Jane Austen opens the book; “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a…

The Old Man and The Sea‎

…never dared to. This foreshadows that he is going to do some unusual and different. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs when Manolin makes the old man feel that he is…

To Kill a Mockingbird

…of the scenes where they appear, Atticus Finch is the real hero who fights for Tom to end racial prejudice. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs when Harper Lee writes about…

Animal Farm

…to make them prepare for the revolution. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs when Squealer is engaged in stating things and attributing them to Snowball. Old Major is also engaged in…

The Great Gatsby

…which clearly shows that he is going to rekindle his old love. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs in the novel on several occasions. For example, I’m p-paralysed with happiness.’ (Chapter-1)…

The Cry of The Children

Hyperbole: The statement “Our young feet… are very weak” (line 30) is an example of hyperbole, an exaggeration used to emphasize the children’s exhaustion and weakness. Imagery: The imagery of…

Proverbs 18:22

…sound of /o/ in ‘obtaineth favour of the Lord’. Hyperbole – The verse Proverbs 18:22 might be a good example of hyperbole, as King Solomon appears to have exaggerated the…

Romans 3:23

…of /d/, and the sound of /r/ in ‘For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God’. Hyperbole – The verse Roman 3:23 is a good example…

London Bridge Is Falling Down

…of /b/ and /r/ in “Build it up with bricks and mortar.” Hyperbole: It means to exaggerate things. The suggestion that building the bridge with “silver and gold” would be…

Hosea 4:6

…will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children’. Hyperbole – The…

Matthew 6:11

…daily bread’. Assonance – The verse also uses one vowel sound in repetition. For example, the sound of /i/ in ‘Give us this day our daily bread’. Hyperbole – The…

James 5:16

Hyperbole – The verse is a good example of hyperbole as it appears to have exaggerated the role of confession and prayer. Also, a person is not likely to be…