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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 2: The Second Night
Explanation and Analysis—An Olympic Runner:
After walking from house to house pitching his services, Balram arrives at the gates of the Stork residence with a sinking heart but the usual impulse towards exaggeration. He screams to Ram Bahadur to be let in and pleads before the Stork when he comes out. Upon gaining entrance, he rushes in:
Swoosh!—As soon as the gate was open, I dived straight at the Stork’s feet. No Olympic runner could have gone in as fast as I did through those gates; the Nepali had no chance at all of blocking me.
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