Hyperbole
Definition:
A hyperbole is a literary device wherein the author uses specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect. The purpose of hyperbole is to create a larger-than-life effect and overly stress a specific point. Such sentences usually convey an action or sentiment that is generally not practically/ realistically possible or plausible but helps emphasize an emotion.
Example:
“I am so tired I cannot walk another inch” or “I’m so sleepy I might fall asleep standing here”.
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52 comments postedI hate doing a project about this. Doing a project about Germany I can handel, but finding literary devices in a book is NOT my cup of tea... And my teacher says reading should be fun... (._.)
did anyone notice that everywhere you look that there is some type of figurative language?i learned that the hard way!
soo would this be an example? .. "let us not wallow in the valley of dispair"
Coin is so mean, she could marry snow
Hunger Games Rules
But
The Vampire Diaries Rock
yesh, thats hyperbole.
This is so helpful, I can do anything with ease!!!!!!
Thankyou so much! This website helped me a lot! <3 Now I go on it all the time when it comes to Literary Devices. =D
I just made up a bunch of literary devices for a book I just read. This site is helping me.
boom, pop, snap, crack are onomatopoeia, not hyperbole
is this a hyperbole? Buzz,boom,pop?
no its not a hyperbole. A hyperbole means: an exaggerated sentence. Ex. I did a million sit-ups during PE today.
Would "she blasted right past me" be an hyperbole?
and
Would "the girl's got me in a death grip" hyperbole?
if not then what are they?
Yes they are
I see some idioms an example would be "we've been walking forever" or "this bag weighs a ton"
i am so tired, i cant even open my eyes
english is neccesary but it is not as important as math and science
Go on and communicate your ideas of Math and Science without knowing English, or any language for that matter, even though Math is a universal language, knowing a language makes it a lot easier to communicate your science and mathematical ideas and concepts...
No. It is not. I think that's an oxymoron, since you can't search through "nothing".
Is "searching through emptiness" a hyperbole?
I dont think its I'm so hungry i could eat a horse I think its Im do hungry i could eat a cow
Is I am so good at basketball I could play against michael jordan be one?
i told you a million times to be quite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. You used a billion exclamation marks in that sentence.
English is so ridiculous, do any of these literary devices really help. Say i want to go into a field that doesnt require you to write paragraphs about some garbage(like most jobs out there) English classes are a waste of time.
no bro... u got it all wrong. Its math that's gt a bunch of complex nd advanced stuff tht were nt gonna need in our lives nt English. Addition, subtraction, multiplication nd tha other basic stuff were gonna need bt nt tha advanced garbage. : P
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yes, they do help. and just about every job out there is going to require you to write an essay at some point. also if you never take english classes, you wouldn't be able to communicate with anyone who spoke the english language, or any other for that matter. english is just as improtant as math, and in all professions you will need to use both.
The amount of money I have in the bank makes my bank too heavy to carry.
he is so rich he uses $100 bills as toilet paper
Jennifer is the size of a house :)
that can be taken very badly because of the name involved. I didn't even thought my name is Jennifer but others might not take it so lightly.
I am thirsty i could drink an ocean
English is so hard my brain is going to explode from thinking so much!!
I am so angry, that I could rip someone's head off. Havent studied for tomorrows exam ><
this is ineteresting but more than what i expected...:)
nice! :*)
such wonderful discovery
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
eat a dog
no you couldn't
This phrase is also (and probably more accurately) idiom.
nah, not really. It's fine and i agree it's more like hyperbole
i hope all this things will help me to improve my english and iQ ,, <3
this is so cool that i might faint!
there are so many literary devices if I wrote them out I could go round the world twice writing them on the floor :)
hope not!
My teacher is making us do this.....
on paper of course, not on the floor. In any case, its torture.
Probably not
You're using a hyperbole, right?
what ever stop exaderating!!!!!!!!
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