 Re: Simile or hyperbole.
A hyperbole can also be a simile, but it depends on the degree of exaggeration. A phrase can be both, and a hyperbole doesn't have to be a simile. If hell really is demons and torture, then the second isn't hyperbole. In my opinion, the second conforms to a fairly standard view off hell and its fires, so I wouldn't call it exaggerated. |