When the author writes, "Fred Johnson is currently working on it while sitting in a cubicle, checking the four thousand emails on his palm pilot," which literary technique is being used? A) analogy B) comparison C) exaggeration D) understatement
English · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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C) exaggeration
The author is using exaggeration as a literary technique in the sentence "Fred Johnson is currently working on it while sitting in a cubicle, checking the four thousand emails on his palm pilot." Exaggeration is a figure of speech that involves overstating something to create a dramatic or humorous effect. In this case, the idea of someone having to check "four thousand emails" on their palm pilot is an overstatement that is likely not meant to be taken literally. It's used to emphasize the overwhelming amount of work or the constant demands on the character's attention.