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MrMuchimi
3 years ago
8

"Mom had been sitting on land worth a million dollars," is an example of which of these?

English
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garri49 [273]3 years ago
5 0

The sentence is an example of <u>hyperbole</u>.

Hyperbole is a literary device that is used when a speaker exaggerates something to stress its magnanimity.

In the sentence provided, we find that the land may not actually be worth a million dollars. But to stress the fact that it is very expensive, this hyperbole was used.

Learn more about hyperbole here:

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