A Separate Peace by John Knowles
p. 16
"He began scrambling up the wooden pegs nailed to the side of the tree, his back muscles working like a panther's."
page 41, paragraph 2, lines 12-21
"Very gradually, like one instrument after another being tentatively rehearsed, beacons of colour began to pierce the sky … the beach shed its deadness and became … totally white and stainless, as pure as the shores of Eden." (Publishing: Bantam edition | October 1975)
peace can run the world
Imagery: "The sun shone, and the sky was a delicate blue. The air was fresh and bracing; the clarity of the late season was associated with a bittersweet feeling, the helpless sadness of the moment at the end of a summer night." Hyperbole: "It was the most luxurious school imaginable." Simile: "Phineas, no tree ever grew that high." These examples are from the book "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles.
No.
There are three examples of hyperbole on page 16
A hyperbole is an exaggeration, but more extreme. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is an example of a hyperbole.
No.
Doodle was just about the craziest brother is an example of hyperbole in the scarlet ibis
A Hyperbole is a literary device used to provide emphasis through exaggeration, so yes, that was an example of hyperbole.
This was an example of mere hyperbole, said in exasperation, from which Kerry immediately backtracked. He has since apologized.
Hyperbole or exaggeration
Hyperbole.
Another example of guilt in "A Separate Peace" is Gene's guilt over causing Finny's injury during their tree-jumping incident. This guilt haunts Gene throughout the novel and influences his actions and relationships with Finny.