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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 6
Explanation and Analysis—Such a Good Car:
Despite all evidence pointing to the contrary, Hazel is certain that his car is of the utmost quality. This conviction brings about dramatic irony, as it's clear to the reader (and many of the other characters) that the car is falling apart. When Hazel visits a mechanic at the end of Chapter 6, the mechanic more or less tells Hazel this, so Hazel goes to another mechanic. The second mechanic hyperbolically sings the car's praises, making Hazel content and the reader skeptical:
At the other garage he went to, there was a man who said he could put the car in the best shape overnight, because it was such a good car to begin with, so well put together and with such good materials in it, and because, he added, he was the best mechanic in town, working in the best-equipped shop. Haze left it with him, certain that it was in honest hands.
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