hyperbole

  1. N

    How does the poet use hyperbole to create humor in this poem?

    Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the garbage out! She'd scour the pots and scrape the pans, Candy the yams and spice the hams, And though her daddy would scream and shout, She simply would not take the garbage out. And so it piled up to the ceilings: Coffee grounds, potato peelings...
  2. D

    What are some examples of irony, hyperbole, and humor in Candide?

    I need to find these examples to show how Voltaire develops his major theme in attacking the Philosophy of Optimism.
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