Read the excerpt below and answer the question. The boys were cruel and called him filthy Fredo, thus facing a creature they onl
y partly recognized and did not understand. The underlined words are an example of which literary techinque? The underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a metaphor. The underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a simile. The underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of a hyperbole. The underlined phrase in the excerpt above is an example of personification.
The underline phrase <em>'filthy Fredo'</em> in the excerpt is an example of <em>hyperbole</em> because the boys, being cruel, were exaggerating, in an attempt to ridicule him. It is not a comparison, so it's not metaphor nor simile. This figure of speech is found in everyday conversatons and in literature, used to stress a point. One example: <em>She said she had </em><em>a ton</em><em> of homework.</em>
