Andra Morrow
Literature
8 May 2013
The Exaggerations in Babe the Blue Ox Exaggeration is a literary device used in many tall tales to add humor and to allow their writers to bring attention to a particular character trait that is important to the storyline. It can also be used to describe the setting and time a story takes place. In the story, Babe the Blue Ox, the author uses exaggeration many times to emphasize her characters and add humor to her story. While there are the stories of a giant ox that can perform these great feats, there are many types exaggerations in Babe the Blue Ox. Babe the Blue Ox is about Paul Bunyan and his companion ox, Babe. Babe is described as measuring forty-two ax handles across the