He stops at the ocean’s edge, smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her, and stretches out a colossal hand. His blue eyes are like lasers in the night. The beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields. They scan the beach, illuminating shells and sleeping gulls, then focus on her. The porch turns blue, ultraviolet. Her hands, too, are blue. Celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the palms on the shore.
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
“smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her”
“and stretches out a colossal hand”
“His blue eyes are like lasers in the night.”
“The porch turns blue, ultraviolet.”
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Cambridge English Dictionary defines "hyperbole" as "a way of speaking or writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more, etc. than they are."
In the given extract, the line "and stretches out a colossal hand" is an example of hyperbole.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines "colossal" as "extremely large." The word "colossal" has been used to describe the hand which is an example of exaggeration.
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