Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.

Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis

  1. Hyperbole

  2. Pathetic fallacy

  3. Plagiarism

  4. Clerihew
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Explanation

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect. Pathetic fallacy is attributing human emotions to nature, plagiarism is copying someone's work, and clerihew is a type of short biographical poem. Only hyperbole fits the definition of exaggeration for emphasis.

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