Question

Which figure of speech is there in "was annoyed with me for ages ? "

(a) Oxymoron

(b) Anaphora

(c) Transferred Epithet

(d) Exaggeration

Answer 1

Answer:

d

Explanation:

answer is (d) exaggeration or hyperbole

Answer 2

It cannot be oxymoron, there is no contrast.

It cannot be anaphora, there is no repetition.

A transferred epithet is describing an inanimate object using an adjective, not a verb, so this does not apply here.

For ages indicates an exaggeration. No one can be annoyed for ages, because that is was too long, we wouldn't even be alive. So it overbows the time frame, and is an exaggeration.

I hope this provides some clarification of why it is an exaggeration.