Question

Which of the following sentences from “The Forbidden Fruit” does not contain an example of hyperbole? . “The ban provoked hot dreams and icy abstinence.”. “The smell of fried pork made me faint.”. “I would loiter for hours in front of the food store showcases and contemplate sausages beaded with fat and dappled with pork.”<--. “I imagined myself skinning these sausages and letting my teeth sink into the juicy, luxuriant . meat.”

Answer 1

The sentence from "The Forbidden Fruit" that does not contain an example of hyperbole is, "I imagined myself skinning these sausages and letting my teeth sink into the juicy, luxuriant meat." Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis. In this sentence, it does not indicate an over exaggeration, but rather, just describing something.