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Definition of Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis. Hyperbolic statements are usually quite obvious exaggerations intended to emphasize a point... read full definition
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis. Hyperbolic statements are usually quite obvious exaggerations... read full definition
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis. Hyperbolic statements... read full definition
Chapter 39: The Eternal City
Explanation and Analysis—Amend, Hate, Revile:
Yossarian, AWOL in Rome in Chapter 39, has come to entirely hate Catch-22 and sees it as the root of evil, despite the fact that it does not exist. Still, he wants to do everything he can to destroy it:
[He was] cursing Catch-22 vehemently as he descended the stairs, even though he knew there was no such thing. Catch-22 did not exist, he was positive of that, but it made no difference. What did matter was that everyone thought it existed, and that was much worse, for there was no object or text to ridicule or refute, to accuse, criticize, amend, hate, revile, spit at, rip to shreds, trample upon or burn up.
