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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
Key Examples in Go Set a Watchman
Part 2, Chapter 5
Explanation and Analysis—An Awkward Dinner:
During the flashback scene in Part 2, Chapter 5, Jem, Jean Louise, and Atticus endure a very awkward dinner with Reverend Moorehead and his wife after Jean Louise is caught naked amid a pretend baptism. Lee uses hyperbole to express their mortified reactions to the Reverend's scolding:
By the time Reverend Moorehead got around to explaining that these were motherless children she felt one inch high. She peeked at Jem: his nose was almost in his plate and his ears were red. She doubted if Atticus would ever be able to raise his head again.
