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{i} hyperbole
A hyperbola
{n} an exaggeration
A non-literal statement or expression, which is purposely farfetched Examples include, "I nearly died laughing" and "I tried a thousand times "
deliberate exaggeration
[Hyperbole] is a Greek word literally meaning to throw beyond, and by extention, to take farther, or to go excessivly In theological terms it is language used in an extravagant or exaggerated way for effect, and not to be taken in the literal sense [back]
Figurative language that exaggerates It is often used in comedy, or to create irony Example: "We saw a gas station every five feet when the tank was full, but when we finally needed gas, there wasn't a station for a thousand miles "
extravagant exaggerations used as a figure of speech (e g , This book weighs a ton!)
an instance or example of this technique
{i} exaggeration or overstatement intended for effect
overstatement characterized by exaggerated language
the trope of exaggeration or overstatement See tropes for examples
If someone uses hyperbole, they say or write things that make something sound much more impressive than it really is. the hyperbole that portrays him as one of the greatest visionaries in the world. a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is = exaggeration (, from hyperballein )
rhetorical exaggeration for effect
Figure of speech using obvious exaggeration for emphasis and effect
Consists of extravagant exaggeration Ex Mile-high
/ exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect *My vegetable love should grow Vaster than empires, and more slow; An hundred years should got to praise Thine eyes and on thine forehead gaze; Two hundred to adore each breast, But thirty thousand to the rest Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress" (A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples, Ross Scaife)
extravagant exaggeration
exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical or dramatic effect See also: meiosis
A flexible, programmable information management and viewing system built on top of GNU Emacs It utilizes a button-action model and supports hypertextual linkages Hyperbole is all things to all people
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