Can you give me at least 5 examples of famous quotation that uses hyperbole and 5 examples that uses apostrophe?
2007-08-26 19:47:08 · 5 answers · asked by A. Lester B. 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Here are some examples. However, I caution you to find your own less your teacher search for the quotes and discover you have copied these!
Hyperbole = obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” (dictionary.com unabridged)
"Hyperbole expands in societies where articulateness atrophies." ~~George Will
"Ambition is an uncomfortable companion many times. He creates a discontent with present surroundings and achievements; he is never satisfied but always pressing forward to better things in the future. Restless, energetic, purposeful, it is ambition that makes of the creature a real man." ~~Lyndon B. Johnson
"Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering." ~~George H. W. Bush
"The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow." ~~William J. Clinton
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in America." ~~William J. Clinton
Apostrophe = a digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea, as “O Death, where is thy sting?”
“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way.'” ~~C.S. Lewis
“Break, break, break, On thy cold gray stones, O sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me.” ~~Alfred, Lord Tennyson
“Frailty, thy name is woman!” ~~William Shakespeare
"O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it." ~~Saint Teresa of Avila
"O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no name to be known by, let us call thee devil." ~~William Shakespeare
2007-09-03 15:18:21 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's ok to ask for help, that's just like using the library or whatever - this is a complex character. He's no less nasty for being told why! There's a lot of folks like that - maybe Shakespeare is using the character to warn us what prejudice can do both to the victim and to the perpetrators!
2016-05-18 23:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hyperbole: "Anonymousman0001 must be the laziest person on earth. He refuses to do even the simplest homework assignment."
Apostrophe: "Oh, teacher of Anonymousman0001. Be sure to give him a failing grade. He tries to cheat on his homework."
2007-08-26 20:44:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
4 score and seven years ago...
life liberty and the pusuit of a happy penus
this day will live in infamy
ask not what your country can do for you... (sheep)
in the begining...
it is best if you do your own home work-ben franklin
shocking-also ben franklin
2007-08-26 20:26:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
HAHAHA gotcha!
2007-09-01 15:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by YOU GOTTA MOVE TO IMPROVE! 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋