Single Answer MCQ
Q-00033040

What literary device is used when the young man asserts that young men are 'thrown into despair'?

1

Alliteration

2

Irony

3

Personification

4

Exaggeration

Answer and Solution

Answer

D. Exaggeration

Solution:

This is an example of exaggeration (hyperbole) that emphasizes the overwhelming effect that beauty has on admirers rather than a literal state of despair.

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