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Katena32 [7]
3 years ago
11

This is an exaggerated account of something, frequently used to sway a reader__________. Help Please

English
2 answers:
Anna35 [415]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

It's an overstatement

Explanation:

To overstate simply means to state something too strongly; in other words, to exaggerate.

In literature, overstatement are used as a technique to bring humor, and to lay emphasis on a certain point.

The following statement can be categorised as overstatements

"We were so wealthy that all poor people in the country relocated to our house to get their daily meals."

As illustrated above, the narrator described their wealth in a way that makes them seem more wealthier than they really are.

dmitriy555 [2]3 years ago
5 0
I believe the answer is “Hyperbole”
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