Literary Term #10

Hyperbole

• page 198: "I weighed less than nothing."

This hyperbole is obvious in this phrase. The reason I wanted to blog about this is the context it was in. It was used to show how Tim changed. He changed from hating Jorgenson and wanting revenge, to putting himself in his position. He begins to relate to the person he once hated with a passion. This hyperbole is effective because it provides a clear transition of Tim changing his feelings of the past to his newfound feelings and thoughts. He puts himself into a different point of view. In addition, this hyperbole reminds me of a Christmas Carol when Scrooge is like a ghost and goes to the past, present, and future seeing everything going on. I think of this part as the spirit, which is like a ghost, of Tim going and watching Jorgenson while his physical body is sitting there getting revenge. It is providing the reader with an understanding of why he changes his mind of the revenge.