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"Hеre is the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. oh, oh, oh!". Identify the figure of speech.

Asimile

Bmetaphor

Chyperbole

Depithet

Answer:

C. hyperbole

Read Explanation:

The speaker exaggerates by saying that “all the perfumes of Arabia” cannot remove the smell of blood from a “little hand.”
This is a deliberate overstatement used to express deep guilt and horror, not something literally possible.

📌 Hyperbole = exaggeration for emphasis or effect

Why the other options are wrong:

  • ❌ Simile – needs like or as

  • ❌ Metaphor – a direct comparison without exaggeration

  • ❌ Epithet – a descriptive adjective or phrase added to a noun


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