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Hyperbole and Superlative
Includes questions related to the use of exaggeration for emphasis or to express a superlative degree.
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What is the superlative form of the word deadly?
Lets see if i understand the question...Superlative means "of the highest kind, quality or order. Surpassing all else or others.Supreme,Extreme. The utmost degree."
Soooo....it would seem to me that the Superlative form of dead would be to have died a hero or perhaps to turn into a spirtual being of some sort.
A strange question.
Answer:"dead" describes a state that is ungradable. Since superlatives are words that describe the "highest grade" of something, there is no superlative comparison for the word "dead". Answer:As previously stated by my esteemed colleagues, the superlative form refers to the highest or greatest degree. Perhaps "Annihilated" could be construed as a superlative form of dead. Answer:The superlative form of dead is deadest.The comparative form of dead is deader.
Even though dead is an incomparable adjective these words can be found in a dictionary.
Both forms are often used figuratively or humorously:
Kenneth Grahame, The Golden Age:
Here Rosa fell flat on her back in the deadest of faints. Her limbs were rigid, her eyes glassy; what had Jerry been doing? It must have been something very bad, for her to take on like that.
source unknown:
He was deader than a dead dog's bone buried down a blind alley off a dead-end street in a ghost town. Man, he was dead.
Interesting. There is NO comparative or superlative form of Dead. There are certain adjective which can't be compared e.g.
Dead, circuler, unique, round, complete, right, correct, etc. A dead person cant be More Dead or Deader, Most Dead or Deadest. Correct cant be more correct or most correct and so on.
What is the comparative and superlative degree of lonesome?
Lonelier and loneliest are the comparative and superlative of lonely.
Show you an Example of hyperbole in a song?
"autumn's monologue" from autumn to ashes - "i break in two over you"
"wolves at night" Manchester orchestra -- "I've got to crucify myself if I am gonna believe you"
"Breaking Free" High School Musical. A more common song. (:
What are the comparative and superlative form of the word fit?
The comparative and superlative of fit are: fitter and fittest.
I am fit and my 40-year old dad is fitter, but his brother is the fittest of us all.
The girl complained, "I can't get fit, let alone fitter or fittest!"
What is the comparative form of bad?
Harder is the comparative form and hardest is the superlative form of hard.
What is the comparative and superlative of Dangerous?
Since the word "dangerous" is considered a long adjective (of 3 or more syllables), the words "more" and "most" are used to form the comparative and superlative forms. The comparative form is more dangerous. The superlative form is most dangerous.
What are the comparative and superlative forms for honest?
more sincere -- James is more sincere than Melissa
most sincere -- James is the most sincere person I know.
What are the examples of hyperbole in As You Like It play?
But the boy's weight, and the weight of the purse combined caused him to lose his balance so, instead of taking off full blast as he had hoped, the boy fell on his back on the sidewalk, and his legs flew up
What is the comparative degree of ferocious?
Fierce means marked by an extreme and violent energy. The superlative forms of fierce are fierce, fiercer, and fiercest.
What is the superlative of noisy?
Noisily is an adverb. Noisy is an adjective. So, the given form of noisy:
Comparative: more noisy
Superlative: most noisy
Why does a playwright use hyperbole?
It was his job. That is one of the ways that he made his living.
What is the comparative and superlative of smooth?
smoothest
The superlative of 'smooth' is ' smoothest'.
Is the suffix -able comparative or superlative?
Adjectives ending in -able are base forms. E. g.,fashion+able - > comparative: more fashionable -> superlative: (the)most fashionable.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of easy?
The comparative form of easy is 'Easier' and superlative form is 'Easiest'.
Please note that the 'y' after a consonant 's' in 'easy' turns to 'i' making it 'easier' and 'easiest'.
What are comparative connectives?
Whereas, on the other hand, alternatively, instead of, otherwise, unlike, similar to, therefore, in contrast,
What is the superlative word for helpless?
The superlative of helpless is most helpless; the comparative is more helpless.
What is the superlative form of this adverb cautiously?
Since the word carefully is of more than a single syllable, the superlative form of the adverb would be "most carefully".
