Example of hyperbole in A Separate Peace?

Answer 1

An example of hyperbole in John Knowles' novel "A Separate Peace" can be found in the following passage: "I could see him at the top of a cliff, the cliff of phobia." This hyperbolic statement exaggerates the fear or anxiety the character is experiencing by comparing it to a towering cliff. By using hyperbole, Knowles effectively conveys the intense emotions and mental struggles of the character.

Answer 2

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)

Answer 3

A hyperbolic statement in "A Separate Peace" occurs when Gene describes breaking the school swimming record as a feat that would require "Olympic strength and skill." This exaggerates the difficulty of the task to emphasize Gene's admiration for the record holder.

Answer 4

One example of hyperbole in A Separate Peace is: "…took in the lofty complex they held high above, branches and branches of branches, a world of branches with an infinity of leaves" (29-30).

Answer 5

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