Throughout the novel The Devil’s Arithmetic, the literary elements of similes and hyperboles not only occur during the novel but also give the readers deeper characterization with the protagonist, Hannah aka Chaya. Also, with the other protagonists such as Shmuel, Rivka, Shifre, Fayge, and the other prisoners that are at the concentration camp. The first time we see a simile is at the beginning of the story when Hannah realized she didn’t have an Uncle Shmuel especially someone as big bearded as this man. Throughout the story these characters struggle in the camps to not get "chosen". When someone at the camp was "chosen" it meant that they were forced to go into Lilth's Cave, which is the gas chambers. Hannah saw this as punishment for the worst. Furthermore, we see a second example that explains the intensity of the moment. Besides the spoken similes, hyperboles are also expressed throughout the novel. One example of the hyperboles was when the woman said, “You’re so much of a prize, you can kiss the woman without bathing?” Similes and hyperboles are expressed all throughout the story to give it the effect, so it's not boring.