Mention some hyperbole in James Thurber's story "You Could Look it Up?"

Hyperbole is the literary term for
exaggeration.  If you go fishing and come home and tell your family that you caught a
bluefish that was 100 yards long, you are using
hyperbole.

In James Thurber's short story, "You Could Look
It Up," there are many examples of hyperbole.  Below are a few
examples.

a) "He [the manager, Magrew] bad-mouthed
everybody...including the Wright brothers, who, he claimed, had yet to build a airship
big enough for any of our boys to hit it with a ball
bat."

The Columbus baseball team in this story
might be inept, but surely they could hit an airplane with a
bat.

b) "So he [Magrew] was settin' there,
tellin' this bartender how heart-breakin' it was to be manager of a bunch a blindfolded
circus clowns"

The Columbus team does not
actually consist of blindfolded circus clowns.

c) "'Come on in and see the greatest collection
of freaks in the world! See the armless pitchers, see the eyeless batters, see the
infielders with five thumbs!'"

Again, an
exagerrated way of describing the Columbus team's lack of
talent.

d) "'Don't shake hands with 'em, Pearl,
'cause their fingers is made of chalk and would bust right off in your
paws.'"

This is an exaggerated way of saying that
the players' hands are stiff and breakable, like chalk.