…somewhere else.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate any statement for the sake of emphasis. Louis exaggerates about the beauty of love. For example, “God or whatever means…
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Woman to Child
…example, “You who were darkness warmed my flesh where out of darkness rose the seed.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis….
Silas Marner
…for him are going to change. Hyperbole: The below sentences are examples of hyperbole from the book, i. They had, perhaps, heard their fathers and mothers hint that Silas Marner…
Let Me Die a Youngman’s Death
…the next line. For example, “Let me die a youngman’s death not a clean and inbetween the sheets holy water death not a famous-last-words peaceful out of breath death.” Hyperbole:…
Flying at Night
…us, some farmer, feeling the chill of that distant death.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate any statement for the sake of emphasis. Ted Kooser exaggerates about the…
Alone in the Woods
…bitter hostility of the sky and the trees Nature has taught her creatures to hate Man that fusses and fumes.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate any statement…
Psalm 46:10
…the use of assonance in the phrase ‘Be still, and know that I am God’. For example, there is a sound of /i/ and /a/. Hyperbole – The composer may…
How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count The Ways
…need, by sun and candle-light” and “In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate any statement for the sake of emphasis….
Lord of the Flies
…which points out that Piggy is the supplier of ideas to Ralph, who is nothing without him. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs when Piggy and Ralph find the conch on…
Daddy Fell into the Pond
…of /r/ in “And everyone’s face grew merry and bright” and the sound of /l/ in “Then the gardener suddenly slapped his knee.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to…
The Wild Swans at Coole
…Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty swans.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis. For example, exaggeration on the…
This Little Piggy
…little piggy went to market”. Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which the writer purposefully exaggerates something to an extreme. For example, “This little piggy had none” the…
Ephesians 6:12
…metaphor for people or human beings. Hyperbole – There is also a good example of hyperbole as the author uses exaggeration while describing what humans fight against, which are other…
1984
…siblings spying on the parents. Hyperbole: Hyperbole or exaggeration occurs at several places in the book. For example, i. The ideal set up by the Party was something huge, terrible,…
I Carry Your Heart with Me
…sky of a tree called life.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which the writer purposely exaggerates things to an extreme. “I carry your heart” is an over-exaggeration…
Imagery
…not what it implies. There is often the use of hyperbole, simile, or metaphors that construct an image that could be different from the actual thing or person. For example,…
What are Literary Devices
…also readers a greater understanding and appreciation of their literary works. Examples are: metaphor, simile, alliteration, hyperbole, allegory etc. In contrast to Literary Elements, Literary Techniques are not unavoidable aspect…
Humor
…humor. Humor is, in fact, the end product and not the device itself. These devices are: Hyperbole/Exaggeration Incongruity Slapstick Surprise Sarcasm Irony Pun Three Types of Humor Writing In humor…
In Flanders Fields
…a line break; rather, it rolls over to the next line. For example, “To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole…
My Parents
…in the street And climbed cliffs and stripped by the country streams.” Hyperbole: Hyperbole is a device used to exaggerate a statement for the sake of emphasis. For example, “I…
