Identify the figure of speech in the underlined part of the sentence:
In our colony in Patna, the wedding band played so loudly that people in Kolkata must have heard it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Hyperbole
Patna and Kolkata are hundreds of kilometres apart, and no band can be heard that far. “People in Kolkata must have heard it” only shows how loud the band was.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Metaphor | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | Our teacher is a walking dictionary. |
| (2) Litotes | an understatement: “not” or “no” before the opposite, to say something positive | The biryani was not bad at all. |
| (3) Simile | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | Riya ran as fast as the wind. |
| (4) Hyperbole (answer) | a big exaggeration made for effect | I have told you a million times to switch off the fan. |