Hyperbole

genre that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction. In the novel Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, uses different forms of magical realism to catch the reader’s interest in the novel. Esquivel also uses hyperbole to exaggerate until it becomes magical. Three of the most significant magical realism parts in the novel are the rose petal dinner, the chicken fight, and Tita and Pedro’s last moment alive together. In chapter three Esquivel use magical…

“filthy creek” Therefore it is important to keep in mind the option of omitting details. Figurative language: This is another useful tool when it comes to writing. It can help explain something that a reader would otherwise not understand. I used a hyperbole in my…

shame. We wait for days, and the dust and spiders devour us. Guards tap our shoulders with their batons and we fall over, prone, our bodies shattering on the curb like our hopes of being rescued. When salvation arrives, I dismiss my pessimistic hyperbole and realize the power I possess. I’m an adventurer of a different sort. I am grateful that there are people in this world I can ask for help. Even though we live in a capitalistic society, there is a solution for everything, even (and…

Joan Didion in the article, “On Keeping a Notebook,” explains that keeping a notebook is very different than keeping a journal. Didion supports her explanation by giving examples of what she wrote in her notebook, and explaining why she wrote those things. The author’s purpose is to inform, in order to let her audience know that keeping a notebook is important. The author writes in an informal tone for the audience. Joan Didion writes using pathos, ethos, and rhetorical devices. Throughout her…

This is a beautifully-written article, and point taken. Cole's insight is based on real data that quantifies what black Canadians have been saying for decades. He's trying to make race relations more honest. His words are an affirmation of the realities and experiences of black people, and he shares these experiences with an intelligence that can only come with deep reflection and consideration. Through his work, he puts an unwanted mirror to those who benefit from the privilege of power. One…

instance of this is when Marjane is reflecting on a quote she heard earlier. “‘To die a martyr is to inject blood into the veins of society’” (p. 115). The picture drawn to illustrate this quote is extremely literal, even though the quote itself is a hyperbole. While some of…

In the play The tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary we see how society is under Herod’s tyrant rule. The absence of a tyranny rule causes other characters to feel like they finally have a sense of freedom. Although, when the ruler comes back, everyone is in terror and fright. The character of Herod displays tyrannical traits, by being controlling and hubris towards his society. His absence throughout the play still has a confounding impact on the play and other characters. Herod’s nonappearance…

A fifteen year old with ADD, performing stand-up comedy, getting a job as a janitor, and dropping out of school just to support his family. A young boy with an intellect that became well known but with depression beyond no other. Both of these famous individuals started from nowhere, and are now everywhere including two life changing commencements. Many colleges have their valedictorian, a school administrator, or even a teacher address the graduates however, both Maharishi University of…

He reveals his true feelings about Caesar as he vividly recalls a day with him: “And this man / Is now become a god, and Cassius is / A wretched creature and must bend his body / If Caesar carelessly but nod on him” (1.2.122-125). Cassius uses hyperbole to portray Caesar as a god and himself as a creature. By including this, Shakespeare emphasizes Cassius’s true emotions. He feels inferior to Caesar, and envies his power and success. Shakespeare uncovers Cassius’s innermost thoughts through a…

The idea of emasculation is present in the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, by Ken Kesey, which is displayed through the characters and events that occur. Emasculation is defined as, to deprive a man of his male role or identity (dictionary.com) in which many characters like Nurse Ratched successfully accomplish to do so all throughout the book. Nurse Ratched uses emasculating strategies in order to strip away the men’s power in the (1) diverse ward. Many of the emasculating characters…