In general a metaphor is just a way to think about a subject from a different angle, or to find a vivid way of expressing some idea, however, metaphor is often an exaggeration. If you say, for example, that some obese person is a whale, that is a metaphor and also an exaggeration since even the most obese person does not weigh as much as a whale.
In general a metaphor is just a way to think about a subject from a different angle, or to find a vivid way of expressing some idea, however, metaphor is often an exaggeration. If you say, for example, that some obese person is a whale, that is a metaphor and also an exaggeration since even the most obese person does not weigh as much as a whale.
Hyperbole because the example is an exaggeration. METAPHOR--A+
No, it would be hyperbole, because it is an exaggeration.
The Tamil word for literally is "உண்மையில்" (uṇmaiyil). It is used to indicate that something is being described exactly as it happened, without exaggeration or metaphor.
"Literally" means something that is true in a strict sense or exact sense, without exaggeration or metaphor. It is used to emphasize that something is actually happening or true.
This statement would be considered a hyperbole because it uses exaggeration, and since irises the word "like" that instantly rules out the option of it being a metaphor.
You're cheating on the assignment but it's to late it was due on the 28th;)
Yes, its an idiom because it's a saying. It might also be either a hyperbole(an exaggeration) or a metaphor(a comparison between two things without using like, as, or than).
Yes, the noun exaggeration is an abstract noun; an exaggeration is opinion.
u use an exaggeration to make it a hyperbole. the definition of a hyperbole is an exaggeration!
We can assume that the quarterback didn't really throw the ball a mile, he just threw it a great distance, and it is an exaggeration to call that distance a mile, and that qualifies as a metaphor. Of course, there are also various science fiction and fantasy contexts in which that statement could be meant literally.
That's an exaggeration of the truth!