What is an hyperbole in the story lamb to the slaughter?

Answer 1

A metaphor used in Lamb to Slaughter

Answer 2

Oh, dude, a hyperbole is like when you exaggerate something to make a point, you know? In "Lamb to the Slaughter," there's this part where Mary Maloney says she'll die if she doesn't have a drink, which is totally a hyperbole. It's like saying you'll die if you don't get that last slice of Pizza - dramatic, but not really true.

Answer 3

In the story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, an example of hyperbole is when Mary Maloney tells the detectives that she "wouldn't let them suffer" when offering them a drink. This statement is exaggerated and not meant to be taken literally, as she ends up serving them the murder weapon. Hyperbole is used in this instance to emphasize Mary's attempt to appear calm and hospitable despite the shocking events that have just taken place.

Answer 4

In "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, an example of hyperbole is when the police detectives search every corner, nook, and cranny of the house, exaggerating the thoroughness of their search. This emphasizes the intensity of their investigation and adds a touch of humor to the story.

Answer 5

Well, honey, an hyperbole is just a fancy term for exaggerated statements used for emphasis. In "Lamb to the Slaughter," you might find hyperboles like "I'm absolutely starving" or "I could eat a horse." Just look for those over-the-top expressions that make you roll your eyes a bit.

Answer 6

There are many ironic parts about this story. For one, the title itself is ironic (there are many different ways to interpret the title, though). Second, Mary kills Patrick just because he is leaving her, when most people would only get angry or cry. Third, the police eat the murder weapon while pretty much saying "I bet the weapon it is right under our noses"

Answer 7

To move forward in ignorance, easily led without protest to their own misfortune or destruction, blind to what is going to happen.

Generally used to refer to someone who is made content or placated, so that they will not speak up in their own defence or question why. In modern times often a political reference. The base of comparison being: A sheep is raised complacent to their situation, fed and tended, fattened and protected... Until it suits the shepherd to have them slaughtered, at which point the sheep will calmly follow the shepherd to its own end.

From The Bible verse Isaiah 53:7

He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth

Answer 8

she farted and it killed him. never fart or somebody will die. i am warning you. i did it yesterday.

Answer 9

The main irony in this short story is when the wife kills her husband with a frozen piece of lamb and feeds it to the police that are trying to solve her husbands murder.

Answer 10

When the detectives eat out mary maloney

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