Hyperbole

Henry’s tall tale is better in the written version because of the use of description to allow the reader to paint an idea of what the setting is like, and how people saw John Henry. The story also had more action than the movie version. The use of hyperboles adds onto the use of descriptions because it exaggerates how strong John Henry really was with the quote, “But John Henry, he worked tirelessly, drilling with a 14-pound hammer, and going 10 to 12 feet in one workday.” The use of numbers…

There is an allusion to the Middle Eastern culture by saying “Western Sydney Drive Through Service” This could be considered as evocative language depending on the audiences point of view. Hyperbole has also been included by the exaggeration of the use of a weapon at a dive through service and the degree of…

done to save her brother, Clink could have overcome her depression and moved forward with the knowledge that she had depression because she was simply herself. Indeed, Clink’s depression seemingly controlled her thoughts and actions and through a hyperbole, Clink speaks her true feelings about her depression when speaking about her brother and states “I assumed that my illness was his illness”…

In life, there is that tendency to ruin the good things one has going on in their lives when they become more successful than they already are. People become inundated with the joy and achievement that they begin to act irresponsibly. A great thing such as winning the lottery can bring cheerfulness and satisfaction into one’s life but, on the other hand, this great thing can also become a complete nightmare. In most cases, when one goes from being extremely poor to being exceptionally rich, it…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a medieval romance that follows a classic quest formula, along with the adventures of Sir Gawain. The artistry of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has never been questioned. The admirable sense of architectonics, the skillful interweaving of the two motifs, the poetic treatment of the passing of the seasons, and the adroit variations in describing the three-day hunt and test-all have been praised. But there is another way in which the Pearl poet has proved his…

euphemism. Although, the overall tone of the poem is happy, the first stanza tone is sad. “I drink alone, no friends with me” (2), this suggest that the narrator is lonely and sad. “I raise my cup to invite the moon.” (3), in this line, the author used hyperbole; this tells that the narrator then feels optimistic but, at the same time desperate. In the last line of the first stanza,…

Overall, the examples used are overstated to the point that the reader may need to reread the text to fully understand it. With this use of satire, he can disturb the reader into paying attention. But this use of hyperbole does not make his statement true, and in turn ends up meaning the complete opposite. The value of irony in this argument causes the reader to recognize the irrationality of his suggestions and reevaluate what would be an acceptable approach to relinquish…

In the excerpt from the novel Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively, the speaker dramatizes three perspectives. A brother and a sister fight over a location to find the best fossils as their mother watches nearby. Commotion causes the sister, Claudia to fall down the cliff. The scene is viewed from three different perspectives. The author portrays complex relationships between brother and sister and mother and children using literary devices. The scene is first told from Claudia’s point of view. She…

from their community but come with deep rewards. As highlighted by Daldry, Billy’s family has been affected by the mining strike with the use of low camera angles and non diegetic sound in the opening scene and then again using dialogue with the hyperbole, “the whole friggen worlds going to be on that picket line this morning”, further enforcing this to the modern day audience setting the scene for the film. Perhaps the biggest challenge that billy `has to face is the death of his mother a year…

Literature is an effective tool that paints images and evokes emotions in the reader’s mind. It elicits thoughts and feelings using imagery, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, and intense vocabulary. This array tool of writing is a substantial way to convey ideas and share stories. My reading of Equiano’s slave narrative stimulates my mind as well as thoughts and feelings towards the subject of human suffering. It tells the lugubrious story of Olaudah Equiano, a young boy in Africa, who witnesses…