Question 2 • (J. Blaum) 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27
Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration for emphasis. Saying “Every spot of the Old World is overrun with oppression” makes an sweeping claim that oppression exists everywhere, rather than describing it literally. That exaggeration makes choice D the example of hyperbole.
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