Hyperbole
a way of speaking or
writing that makes someone or something sound bigger, better, more,
etc. than they are: The blurb on the back of
the book was full of
the usual hyperbole - "enthralling", "fascinating", and so
on.
We use
hyperbole /haɪˈpɜ:bəlɪ/ to
exaggerate. We sometimes do this to emphasise something, to add humour or to
gain attention. When we use hype rbole, we often make statements which are
obviously untrue
Example
- My
grandmother is as old as the hills.
- Your
suitcase weighs a ton!
- She
is as heavy as an elephant!
- I
am dying of shame.
- I
am trying to solve a million issues these days.
- I
am so hungry I could eat a horse.
- I
have a million things to do.
- I
had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.
- I
had a ton of homework.
- If
I can’t buy that new game, I will die.
- He
is as skinny as a toothpick.
- This
car goes faster than the speed of light.
- That
new car costs a bazillion dollars.
- We
are so poor; we don’t have two cents to rub together.
- That
joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur.
- They
ran like greased lightning.
- He's
got tons of money.
- You
could have knocked me over with a feather.
- Her
brain is the size of a pea.
References
dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hype...
literarydevices.net/hyperbole/
examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-hyper...
