Question

Which literary device is used in this sentence from Moby wingspan?

"Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeves of my frock, here goes a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the devil fetch the hindmost."
A.)onomatopoeia
B.)hyperbole
C.)alliteration
D.)personification

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is B hyperbole.
The literary device is used in this sentence from Moby wingspan
"Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeves of my frock, here goes a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the devil fetch the hindmost." is hyperbole.