what literary device is this?

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what literary device is this?

"his refusal absolutely flooded me"
i was thinking maybe metaphor or personification, or possibly hyperbole? what do you think?

2007-12-20 17:07:14 · 4 answers · asked by Summer T 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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I'd call it hyperbole or metaphor or a little of each.. Nothing is being personified, but one could argue that the effect of his answer is being exaggerated and/or implicitly compared to a flood--or both.

2007-12-20 17:17:26 · answer #1 · answered by aida 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

metaphor and hyperbole!

2007-12-21 01:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie I 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

its methaphor because a refusal can't literally flood you.

2007-12-21 01:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

sounds like a malaprop to me -- the saying should be "absolutely FLOORED me"

2007-12-21 01:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor's Dad 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋