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Sherman Alexie Figurative Language

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Junior’s power is shown through Alexie’s use of figurative language. When Junior’s basketball team were doing very well he uses a hyperbole to express how he feels about it. “We just killed people, winning by double figures every time” (181). “Killing people” in this sense means that Junior’s team were winning many games and were much better than opposing teams. By using this hyperbolic statement, it expresses how confident and proud Junior is of being a winner. Junior again shows his power when he is being interviewed before his game against Wellpinit and talks about how he wants to win against Rowdy. Junior says, “And now I want to destroy him. I want to score thirty points on him” (185). Alexie uses this hyperbole to express Junior’s desire
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