Nonliteral Meaning - Assignment 13 James Madison University

Instructions: [This assignment will be marked only as an acceptable or unacceptable effort.]

Find one example of each of the following, labelling which is which. (These examples should NOT be taken from the reading. You may find naturally occurring examples or create your own. :) )

1. A hyperbolic utterance that does not involve any other kind of non-literal language use.
2. A hyperbolic utterance that is combined with metaphor.
3. A hyperbolic utterance that is combined with simile.
4. A hyperbolic utterance that is combined with metonymy
5. A hyperbolic utterance that is combined with irony.