1) Simon Wheeler maintains that Jim Smiley was "always betting on any thing that turned up...." Accordingly, Jim Smiley placed bets in dog fights, cat fights, chicken fights, and horse races. Here, Wheeler uses hyperbole to emphasize Jim Smiley's love of gambling.
2) Simon Wheeler maintains that Jim Smiley was obsessed with teaching his frog new tricks. He reports that Jim "never done nothing for three monthsbut set in his back yard...
1) Simon Wheeler maintains that Jim Smiley was "always betting on any thing that turned up...." Accordingly, Jim Smiley placed bets in dog fights, cat fights, chicken fights, and horse races. Here, Wheeler uses hyperbole to emphasize Jim Smiley's love of gambling.
2) Simon Wheeler maintains that Jim Smiley was obsessed with teaching his frog new tricks. He reports that Jim "never done nothing for three months but set in his back yard and learn that frog to jump." Here, Wheeler uses hyperbole to emphasize Smiley's determined nature.
3) According to Wheeler, Smiley was terribly proud of his frog and asserted that "all a frog wanted was education, and he could do most any thing." Here, Smiley's use of hyperbole emphasizes his naive nature.
4) In his conversation with the stranger, Jim Smiley proclaims that his frog is "good enough for one thing, I should judge he can outjump any frog in Calaveras county." Here, Smiley's use of hyperbole emphasizes his overly confident and boastful nature.
5) Wheeler reports that Smiley's mare "always had the asthma, or the distemper, or the consumption." The hyperbolic "always" emphasizes Smiley's careless nature. Smiley apparently enjoys entering his mare in races but takes poor care of her.
6) After Smiley's frog loses the jumping competition, Smiley notices that his pet looks a little lethargic. As he lifts the frog up to examine it, he yells out, "Why, blame my cats, if he don't weigh five pound!" Here, Smiley's use of hyperbole highlights his tendency to exaggerate, especially when he's angry.
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