hyperbole
(noun)
Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
Examples of hyperbole in the following topics:
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Hyperbole
- Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration or overstatement to get your point across to your audience.
- Hyperbole comes from the Greek word meaning exaggeration and that is exactly what it is.
- Often, you can identify hyperbolic claims by certain trigger words such as "most," "best," or "worst. " But not all hyperbole is that clear cut.
- Hyperbole is a form of exaggeration.
- State how hyperbole can be used as a stylistic tool in speech
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Personification
- As a form of hyperbole, we know these animals can't speak English, go on madcap adventures in Disney World or use martial arts to right crime.