Yes, that is an example of hyperbole. (high-PURR-buh-lee)
a sudden storm
The storm ruined the delightful afternoon and took so many life, lifes that weren't meant to be taken, it was going to come back....
Our house withstood most of the storm.
In the sentence "Get away from the water during a storm," the simple subject is the understood 'you.' That is the the complete thought is You should get away from the water . . .
The storm completely decimated the house.
The rain storm did not deter me from going shopping.
"After the storm," is not a complete sentence so it is a fragment.
I can give you several sentences.He was going to the movies.I was going to do my homework, but I ended up not having any.We were going to play football, but it rained.The storm was going to the southeast.
A storm is coming in.
That storm's getting closer.
Tonight's storm may freeze the bridges. I'm going to freeze this milk shake.
During the storm, the family decided to hunker down in their basement until it passed.
An example of hyperbole in "The Cay" is when Phillip says "I thought I would die" in describing his fear during the storm. This statement is an exaggerated expression meant to emphasize the intensity of his emotions at that moment.
During a famine there are shortages of food. The storm damage had led to shortages of electricity in some areas of the country.
Going Inside a Storm was created in 1965.
The duration of The Secret of the Storm Country is 1.2 hours.
The Secret of the Storm Country was created in 1917-11.