His Hands Were Bigger Than Shovels: Hyperbole
HIGH SCHOOL PROMPTS Hyperbole is a lot of fun to read and to write. But what is it? Hyperbole (hi PER bo lee) is exaggeration, as in “He was as hefty as a whale” or “Her whining voice so electrified the air that it knocked migrating geese off their course.” To read examples of this figure of speech, click…
