Hyperbole

In A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury, a man named Eckels lives in a future where time travel is possible. He visits a place called Time Safari Inc. with hopes to go back in time to shoot a dinosaur. Throughout the story, Bradbury uses hyperbole and foreshadowing to convey the message that even the past is not to be messed with. As we read A Sound of Thunder, Bradbury foreshadows as to what will come. Travis ,the guide of Eckels safari, instructs at the beginning of the trip “ We don't want to…

I used two hyperboles, and one pun in this text. The pun was “No oh whale bits in our relationship.” The pun here is the use of “oh whale.” The actual use would be “oh well.” The effect is quite funny, as it just draws contrast on what is usually a more serious subject. It lightens the mood, and just pokes fun at more serious love poems. Next was my first use of hyperbole. “My Houston baby, my heart burst for you.” The hyperbole here is the use of “heart burst.” Clearly…

the journey, they experience when they came to America. In Funny in Farsi, Dumas wanted to entertain the reader by sharing her stories about moving to America. In the story, Dumas uses humor, sarcasm, and figurative language, such as, similes and hyperbole. “We would say ‘You’ve heard of India, Japan, or China? We’re on the same continent,’” (149). She uses humor because she wanted to bring the funny side out about her move to America.In the story, Dumas used sarcasm. “They wanted to know about…

shown deep, exquisite emotions through his characters in the plays and the themes depicted throughout the written arts. In the act, “Romeo and Juliet”, the author, William Shakespeare, utilizes various counts of metaphoric phrases and excessive hyperboles to characterize Juliet’s father, Capulet as an impulsive and short-tempered character in the act. Capulet’s prudent care for Juliet is ironically shown by his impulsive acts. Instead of thoughtfully thinking of who his daughter would like to…

“Sleep that knits up the raveled sleeve of care,” (Act 2 Scene 2) This line is an example of personification in Macbeth because it gave sleep, which is non-living, a human characteristic. Another literary element used throughout the book is Hyperbole. A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement, which is not meant to be taken seriously. “All the…

literary elements like hyperboles, metaphors and symbolism helps compose the story to make it more well-rounded. It is effective in its content and is distinct from other stories. Some people might say that it is unimportant to start a story off with facts. Others might say that it is important to start a…

The songwriters used things like alliteration, rhymes and hyperboles. Alliteration is used in the line “New names and numbers that I don’t know”. The artist(s) used alliteration in this line because it’s near the beginning of the track, and they want it to catch the listener’s attention by making it sound catchy…

killing the barking dog next door. In the poem, “Another Reason Why I Don’t Keep a Gun in the House” the author, Billy Collins, uses hyperbole, repetition, and allusion to get his readers to understand his inner turmoil and how he copes with the unrelenting disturbance of the dog. In order to help his readers grasp the meaning of his poem, Collins used hyperbole, which is an over exaggerated statement. In his poem, Collin writes “I close all the windows in the house and put on … a symphony…

In The Flowers by Alice Walker, Myop’s innocence is emphasized by many literary devices, such as, symbolism, metaphor, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, tone, and imagery. Walker named the main character, Myop on purpose as it is short for myopia, which is the scientific term for, nearsightedness. This is an example of symbolism because in most parts of the story, Myop is a very innocent and pure girl, and is not able to see farther than the idealistic beauty of her childhood. To Myop, the harvesting…

get recognition for the cause he is supporting. The audience is people at the Rice University stadium, citizens across the nation, and any listener willing to listen. Kennedy manages to appeal to the audience using hyperbole, peace, honor, and courage. Kennedy's choice of using hyperbole appeals to the audience to encourage them that human life is about progress. As stated in paragraphs 1-2, "50,000 years of man's recorded history in a time span of but a half-century" is what Kennedy would…