TROPE(S)

Wlyco · Post by **Wlyco** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:02 am

What kind of trope are we dealing with in the following sentences:
He had a heart of gold
They were in love head over heels.
She fell for him like a ton of bricks

heart of gold could be the metaphor and ton of brick hyperbole. What is your opinion on this?

Thank you....
Vladimir

metal56 · Post by **metal56** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:06 am

Don't you think that "heart of gold" could also be seen as exaggeration?

Stephen Jones · Post by **Stephen Jones** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:26 am

and ton of brick hyperbole.

So if she fell for him like a hundredweight of bricks that would be a cool statement of fact? Or is it the bricks that is hyberbolic, and the unexaggerated version is that she fell for him like a ton of gravel?