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    Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used in literature. Here are some examples from the short story. The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing altogether. They stopped running and stood in the great jungle that covered Venus,Read more

    Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used in literature. Here are some examples from the short story.

    1. The silence was so immense and unbelievable that you felt your ears had been stuffed or you had lost your hearing altogether.
    2. They stopped running and stood in the great jungle that covered Venus, that grew and never stopped growing, tumultuously, even as you watched it.

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  1. The postmaster didn't want Lencho's faith in God to be affected as he was impressed by Lencho's belief in God. Hence he asked his staff and friends to help him. He also contributed a part of his salary to Lencho. He wanted Lencho to think that God has given money to him.

    The postmaster didn’t want Lencho’s faith in God to be affected as he was impressed by Lencho’s belief in God. Hence he asked his staff and friends to help him. He also contributed a part of his salary to Lencho. He wanted Lencho to think that God has given money to him.

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    In the poem "A Tiger in the Zoo", if the tiger was in its natural habitat it would have been lurking in the shadow in order to hunt plump deer and terrorize the villagers who live at the edge of the jungle. A Tiger in the Zoo Summary

    In the poem “A Tiger in the Zoo”, if the tiger was in its natural habitat it would have been lurking in the shadow in order to hunt plump deer and terrorize the villagers who live at the edge of the jungle.

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  1. In the poem Keeping Quiet the phrase "to have no truck with death" means that being silent does not mean a complete association with death but rather a moment of introspection.

    In the poem Keeping Quiet the phrase “to have no truck with death” means that being silent does not mean a complete association with death but rather a moment of introspection.

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