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    The writer uses a hyperbole “I bleed red‚ white and blue” as an example to represent his patriotic ideology. Keval Patel also wrote about throughout history‚ there have been positive and negative effects of nationalism. The positive example given was the world cup. By bringing people from each country together‚ fans were united by cheering on their teams on whether they win or lose. There was a strong sense of pride and confidence. When the American colonists worked and came together to unite

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    his father’s death. To express how deep Hamlet’s late father’s love was for Queen Gertrude‚ Shakespeare uses hyperbole‚ “So loving to my mother / That he might not beteem the winds of heaven / Visit her face too roughly” (1.2.140-142). By using a force as gentle as the wind‚ Shakespeare exaggerates the extremity of the late king’s defense over those that he

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    The use of this hyperbole is rude and I find it difficult to come up with a reason to why you’d victimise a girl for her choices. Has eyeliner become a crime? Seeing girls pressured to live up to expectations of how they should appear is something I despise and you’re supporting this misconception by exposing it to your audience. ‘caked with makeup’ is also another example of the use of this kind of language‚ this type of judgement remains throughout

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    “The Cask of Amontillado” 1. Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration to make a point. Look at the first paragraph. What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole? Write down the full sentence that includes the hyperbolic element. Does this line make you more sympathetic or less toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The phrases used by the narrator to demonstrate hyperbole is “THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could‚ but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge.”

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    Hyperbole In The Crucible

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    with Elizabeth resembled the soup"plain".He had an unsanctioned romance with Abigail to season up his life as he did with the salt. In act 2 of the Crucible‚ an example of a metaphor would be‚ "this farm is a continent when you go by foot by droppin’ seeds in It." this quote was said by Proctor. This also can be expressed as hyperbole. I feel that Athour Miller utilized allegorical dialect since it makes symbolism in the pursuer’s brain and it helps you picture the story all the more outwardly

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    Hyperboles In 1984

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    Such a vastly complex topic is communicated throughout the entire novel. The false stories centered around Big Brother and his omniscience and omnipotence are formulated‚ discouraging any individual thought is just one of many examples throughout the story. 1984 uses hyperboles or exaggerated situations to communicate this message and additionally‚ the novel itself serves as a metaphor to issues deep rooted into our society finally‚ the novel shows that everyone is guilty of creating and enforcing

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    Montresor's Hyperbole

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    The sentence that I saw that is an example of a hyperbole is "You‚ who so well know the nature of my soul‚ will not suppose‚however‚ that gave utterance to a throat." This sentence makes me less sympathetic towards the murderer. I feel less sympathetic because he is showing a lot of hatred. 2. This means that a bad decision has been made and Montresor is going to help fix it. Montresor is trying to also to say that you should be punished if you did a wrong doing. 3. Montresor is an effective enemy

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    1.) Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration to make a point. Look at the first paragraph. What phrase used by the narrator is an example of hyperbole? Write down the full sentence that includes the hyperbolic element. Does this line make you more sympathetic or less toward the narrator/murderer? Why? The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge. It makes me less sympathetic toward him because he is being overly dramatic.

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    “Introduction to Poetry” contains imagery‚ hyperbole‚ and ethos. The purpose of the poem is to explain how to write a poem. Collins includes the struggles of understanding a poem and getting the audience to understand how to do it correctly. Collins also tells how students overthink poems meanings. Imagery is used all throughout this poem. Collins describes everything in precise detail so that the audience can have an exceptional mental picture. “I want them to waterski across the surface of a poem…”

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    1. I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) metaphor C) personification D) simile 2. My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) hyperbole B) simile C) metaphor D) personification 3. The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence? A) onomatopoeia B) metaphor C) personification

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