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It is not an analogy, it is a stylistic exaggeration. European literature is full of this and educated people are expected to detect it as such.
by throwaaa_zzz 8y ago
It is not an analogy, it is a stylistic exaggeration.
European literature is full of this and educated people are expected to detect it as such.
- VikingCoder 8y agoYou can just call it "hyperbole." It's a cheap trick which is why it belongs in dramatic literature, not in a discussion based on reason and facts. Another cheap trick is making an alternate throw-away account rather than having a history of comments that people can refer to, to see if you have contributed positively in the past, or if you're just an obnoxious troll.