Question

What type of figurative language is used:

I'd rather take baths
with a man-eating shark,
or wrestle a lion
alone in the dark,
eat spinach and liver,
pet ten porcupines,
than tackle the homework,
my teacher assigns.

Answer 1

Hyperbole

Step-by-step explanation:

A hyperbole is a figurative statement wherein the speaker makes an exaggeration that is hard to believe because he wants to make a point. In the poem above, the speaker makes a lot of exaggerations that are hard to believe simply because he wants to make the point that he will not do the assignment that his teacher assigned him.

It is impossible to bathe with a man-eating shark, or wrestle a lion or even pet ten porcupines. This demonstrates the determination of the poet not to tackle the assignment that his teacher gave.