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Identify the figure of speech used in the given sentence :

"Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears"

Solution

Correct Option: 4

Claiming one can fill a dry river with tears is a gross exaggeration used for emphasis. Such deliberate overstatement is Hyperbole. It is not a comparison (Simile/Metaphor) or giving human qualities to non-human things (Personification).

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