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English 10A
13 January 2011
Hyperbole # 1
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a young adult
novel written by Sherman Alexie. In the first chapter, “The Black Eye-of-
the-Month-Club,” Alexie writes many examples of hyperbole. Hyperbole is
an exaggeration of events to evoke a strong feeling or emotion. One
example of hyperbole is when Alexie writes, “Everyone on the rez called
me retard about twice a day” (4). This is an obvious exaggeration because
it is unlikely that Junior even saw everyone on the rez each day, and if he
did, you’d think calling him retard once would be enough. It seems Alexie’s
use of hyperbole in this instance is to make the reader laugh, or at least
smile. Alexie writes Junior to be one of the biggest losers imaginable,
however, he uses many writing devices to make the reader like the main
character.