Question

Determine whether each sentence contains a hyperbole, paradox, understatement, or verbal irony. Click and drag each sentence to the correct column.

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hyperbole paradox understatement verbal irony
"I must be cruel only to be kind." This book bag weighs a ton!"Another sunny day in Seattle," she said, snarling at the overcast sky."He isn't the worst singer I've ever heard," she said, covering her ears.I'm so hungry I could eat a hippopotamus."He who loses his life shall find it."

Answer 1

Here's how the sentences categorize:

**Hyperbole**
- "This book bag weighs a ton!"
- "I'm so hungry I could eat a hippopotamus."

**Paradox**
- "I must be cruel only to be kind."
- "He who loses his life shall find it."

**Understatement**
- "He isn't the worst singer I've ever heard," she said, covering her ears.

**Verbal Irony**
- "Another sunny day in Seattle," she said, snarling at the overcast sky.

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