Question

ACTIVITY 33- Hyperbole A Directions: Identify and UNDERLINE the hyperbole in the poem and explain its meaning opposite to the line

"A Red, Red, Rose" by Robert Burns

Till a' the seas gone dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wil the sun;

I will love thee still, my dear, While the sands o' life shall run
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Answer 1

A hyperbole is a figure of speech where the word choice is greatly exaggerated to emphasize the impact or meaning.

EX: I'd love you for a thousand lifetimes.

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While obviously not, the exaggeration emphasizes my meaning.

A hyperbole in the poem could be "Till a' the seas gone dry..."

Burns emphasizes that he will still love thee, even when the seas dry up, which both acts as a metaphor and hyperbole.