Question

use active reading of literary techniques to identify which literary device is used in the following excerpt from the great gatsby? im p-paralysed with happiness. personification - attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things simile - a comparison of two things using like or as hyperbole - exaggeration used to make a point

Explanation:

The statement "I'm p - paralysed with happiness" is an exaggeration. One cannot actually be paralyzed by happiness in a literal sense. This is used to emphasize the extreme level of happiness. Personification involves giving human traits to non - human things, which is not the case here. A simile makes a comparison using "like" or "as", which is also not present.

Answer:

C. hyperbole - exaggeration used to make a point