Hyperboles
Hyperbole is the use of words and phrases to exaggerate a thought, feeling,
object, or event. Writers use this technique to create humour or sarcasm.
| To His Coy Mistress |
| Andrew Marvell |
My vegetable love should
grow
Vaster than empires, and more slow,
A hundred years should go to praise
Thine eyes, and on thy forehead gaze,
Two hundred years to adore each breast,
But thirty thousand to the rest,
An age at least to every part. |
Symbolism
Symbolism is the use of symbols, often objects, that have strong associations
with well-known events or experiences.
A jack-o-lantern reminds us of Halloween
A cupid reminds us of Valentine‘s
Day, or love
A shamrock reminds us of St. Patrick‘s
Day.
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