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    occurring in this commercial‚ an Antithesis in the Reversal operation‚ a Hyperbole in the Substitution and both Metaphor and Resonance in the Destabilization operation (see appendix 1). The Antithesis is represented by "Little bottle‚ big flavour" written in the bottom of the advertisement and according to McQuarrie‚ E.F. & Mick‚ D.G. (1996). it is the incorporation of binary opposites in a phrase (see appendix 2). The Hyperbole is an exaggerated or extreme claim. The sentence "Beware the heat" is

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    spotlight. He has always had the media at his disposal. Where he went‚ the media followed and fought to be the first to capture his controversial speeches. This strategy worked to promote his campaign and Trump used it well. He calls this a “truthful hyperbole”. He wrote in his 1987 memoir that he says what the people will agree to and like to hear. He says it is playful exaggeration and a very effective tactic for promotion. (Osnos‚ the new Yorker) Due to free media‚ media which is gained through promotional

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    whenever the student discusses something politically incorrectly; for example‚ the supervisor says “You can’t say ugly. You have to say visually challenging.” (Satire: PC) Utilizing “visually challenging” instead of “ugly” becomes politically correct. In fact‚ Horatian Satire shows up throughout the video‚ which proves that the producer would like to criticize political correctness in a gentle‚ humorous way. Through the use of hyperbole and situational irony‚ the producer of Satire: PC wants to decline

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    Hyperbole: An example of a hyperbole in the novel‚ is one myrtle is talking about her husband George. She says he’s so dumb he doesn’t know he’s alive‚ on page 30 ( F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ 1995). This is a hyperbole because it is an exaggerated statement. Antithesis: An antithesis is shown in the book when contrasting Daisy and Myrtle. They’re both so different in the novel‚ and it does a great job in explaining that they are complete opposites. Daisy is this glamorous rich girl‚ while myrtle is seen

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    In Pillars Of The Earth‚ ironic devices‚ such as‚ dramatic irony and hyperbole‚ occur very often throughout the book due to the transition from character to character and exaggeration. Since Tom Builder met Ellen‚ an outlaw‚ he has felt in somewhat of a trance like stage‚ “She was powerfully attractive‚ but those deep-set‚ intense eyes were intimidating...the spell cast by Ellen had not yet worn off” (52). Tom is fascinated by Ellen and exaggerates that he feels he is under a “spell” cast by her

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    During the “willow cabin” passage in Twelfth Night‚ hyperbole and polysyndeton are used to exaggerate the tone of Viola’s irritation and desperation. The entire speech is an amplification of how Viola feels and what she would really do in this kind of situation. The speech speaks highly of the love that Viola has for Orsino and the extent of what she would do to get it. Not only is she desperate for his love‚ but he is gunning after Oliva‚ someone who will never want him back. Viola tells Olivia

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    Wiesel first reaches Auschwitz‚ he sees fire and smells the burning of flesh. Wiesel was disturbed when he figured out they were burning people. He wrote “Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever.” (Wiesel 34); this use of hyperbole draws attention to the traumatic experience he went through. He continues with repetitions and parallelism of “Never

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    Hyperbole- Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. “I must have told you that a thousand times”(Porter‚ 413). The effect of the hyperbole in “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall” is showing that even sick‚ granny still has a quick temper in teaching her kids life lessons. This brings her character more to life as readers realize that before she was sick she was a caring mother who corrected her children often. Understatement- the presentation of something as being smaller

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    “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare‚ is the tale of two families in a lifelong feud with their delinquent children falling in love. Romeo and Juliet’s forbidden love‚ at first sight‚ causes trouble and even death in the town. The young lovers plan to escape and be free from ridicule and arranged marriage fails tremendously as Juliet doesn’t tell Romeo what is going on by a stroke of bad luck. In the end‚ the two lovers die and kill themselves in a “tragic” way. The deaths of

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    A Tale of Significant Hyperbole Gilgamesh is an epic of great exaggeration‚ letting subtlety fall by the wayside and allowing its themes to be as powerful as the characters it brings to life. Gilgamesh is a man of great pride and power‚ an entity whose is wisdom is rivaled only by his stubbornness. It is the story of a god among kings‚ yet it speaks to the struggles of a man amongst men. It begins with a ruler who looks down on all others in life‚ but ends with a man humbled by the equality of

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