To find some
examples of figures of speech in chapter one, have a closer look at s speech. One of the figures
of speech used here is , or gross exaggeration. Heres an example:
No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year
old.
Of course, Old Major is exaggerating here. The truth
is that all animals feel happiness and have leisure time in England. The reason that Old Major
exaggerates is that he wants to give a dramatic effect to his speech. He wants the animals to
believe that their situation is so bleak that a rebellion is the only solution to their problem.
Hyperbole, therefore, functions as a persuasive technique.
We also find an
example ofin Old Majors speech, in the following lines:
And even the miserable lives we lead are not allowed to reach their natural span. For
myself I do not grumble, for I am one of the lucky ones. I am twelve years old and have had over
four hundred children. Such is the natural life of a pig.
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