Davis beat his old adversary in the finals
I became apprehensive as I walked home
My natural aptitude was remembering lyrics
Marcus was attentive was the movies played
Jacob was to be banish from the village
The town built a barricade to keep out the intruders
Answer:
Look at the parts of the word. ... Break down the sentence. ... Hunt for clues. ... Think about connotative meaning (ideas, feelings, or associations beyond the dictionary definition).
By exaggerating or overstating.
(Hyperbole is defined as the deliberate use of exaggeration.)