Select the correct Figure of Speech used in the sentence from the given options below:-
Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
Select the correct Figure of Speech used in the sentence from the given options below:-
Here's the smell of blood still; all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 4
Lady Macbeth's claim that all the perfumes of Arabia cannot sweeten her hand is a deliberate exaggeration to express overwhelming guilt, which is hyperbole. There is no comparison with 'like/as' (simile), no balanced contrast (antithesis), and nothing non-human is humanised.
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