Walden
From Walden, “Where I Lived, and What I Lived For”
In lines 71-81, Thoreau uses a type of figurative language called hyperbole. What is he exaggerating? What is his purpose for using this figurative language?
In lines 71-81, Thoreau uses a type of figurative language called hyperbole. What is he exaggerating? What is his purpose for using this figurative language?
Please provide a quote of these lines. Line numbers are not always the same from different publications.