What's a hyperbole?

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Answer 1

Hyperbole (pronounced /haɪˈpɝbəli/ or "hy-PER-buh-lee"; "HY-per-bowl" is a mispronunciation) is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used due to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, and is not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperbole is used to create emphasis. It is often used in poetry and is a literary device as well as a referendum.

Some examples include:

"He has a brain the size of a pinhead."
"I could eat a horse."
"I've heard that a billion and one times."
"She is a hundred feet tall."
Antonyms to hyperbole include meiosis, litotes, and understatement.

In show business, hyperbole (known as hype or media hype) is the practice of spending money on public relations in an attempt to bolster public interest in (for example) a movie, television show, or performing artist. Often the entertainment value of the thing being hyped is exaggerated. Consequently, hype (but not traditional, literate hyperbole) has a bad connotation.

Derived from the Greek ὑπερβολή (literally 'overshooting' or 'excess'), it is a cognate of hyperbola.

Bathos is the opposite of a hyperbole. Bathos is the 'let down' after a hyperbole in a phrase.

The modern slang term hype, in its usage as meaning extravagant publicity, may be derived from the word hyperbole. An example of the use of this slang term is in the 1988 song "Don't Believe the Hype" by the hip hop group Public Enemy




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Answer 2

A Hyperbole

Answer 3

A Hyperbole is a figure of speech. When people use hyperbole they exaggerate, usually to emphasise a point. Example." If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times not to do that".

Answer 4

Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used due to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, and is not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperbole is used to create emphasis. It is often used in poetry and is a literary device as well as a referendum.

Some examples include:

"He has a brain the size of a pinhead."
"I could eat a horse."
"I've heard that a billion and one times."
"She is a hundred feet tall."

Answer 5

its a figure of speach that exagerates
example:
I died a thousand deaths when my dog ran away

Answer 6

extreme exaggeration.

Answer 7

exaggerating