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Use Of Hyperbole In 'To Kill A Mockingbird' By Harper Lee

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In chapter six Scout, Jem, and Dill were sitting waiting for Mr. Avery to get there so he could take Dill back to where he lived, meridian. While waiting for Mr. Avery, Scout, Jem, and Dill decided to go see if they can see Boo Radley, but the gate squeaked, so they spat on it to make it not squeak when they go back through it. When they got to the shutter that was in bad shape, Scout, and Jem lifted up Dill so he can see, but it was to dark in there so they decided to go to the back window so they can get a peak at Boo Radley. Harper lee uses hyperbole to intensify the mood and terror and suspense as Jem trespassed on the Radley’s yard. In the story the, scout says,” We spat ourselves dry”’ (pg. 52), this is a hyperbole because humans
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