Question

"When the children had studied morse code until dots and dashes swamin their heads even with their eyes closed..." Is this a hyperbole or an idiom? I'm pretty sure that this is an idiom.

Answer 1

Answer:

Your preferation is correct.

Explanation:

It is an idiom because a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words is called an idiom.

Hope this helps....

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Answer 2

Answer:

This an example of hyperbole.

Explanation:

Hyperbole is characterized by exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally,......

ex.:  I've told you to clean your room a million times!

ex.:  I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

ex.:  I have a million things to do today.

...while an idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.....

ex.:  It costs an arm and a leg.

ex.:  Would you cut me some slack?

ex.:  She rubbed me the wrong way.

Can you see the difference??