the book fahrenheit 451?

Question

anyone know where there is a hyperbole and also a gerund in the book and what page? thank u

Answer 1

Well, starting with the gerund, in the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language it says:

gerund (jer-uhnd) n. A form of a verb that ends in -ing and operates as a noun in a sentence: “Thinking can be painful.”

(Here "thinking" is the Gerund; how appropriate).

So, pick up the book and look for a word ending in "ing" that is used as a noun.

Now from the same dictionary: Hyperbole, hy·per·bo·le (hī-pûr'bə-lē) n. A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.

Now, you only need to find a sentence like that in the book. Sometimes, we writers refer to Hyperbole as extravagant exaggeration. That phrase might help you remember what you are searching for as you look through the book.

Good Hunting!