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Hyperbole is a word from ancient Greece. Hyperboles are figures of speech that
are exaggerated. Hyperbole is a literary device often used in poetry. On occasion,
newspapers and other media use hyperbole when speaking of an accident, to
increase the impact of the story.
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My example: He was so big King Kong was afraid of him.
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Other examples:
My eyes widened at the sight of the mile-high ice cream cones we were having for dessert.
Ladies and gentlemen, I've been to Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and I can say without
hyperbole that this is a million times worse than all of them put together. ~ Kent Brockman
(The Simpsons)
These books in your bag weigh a ton.
I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse right now.
He is older than the hills.
I will die if she asks me to dance.
She is as big as an elephant!
I'm really busy, I am doing like ten million things at the same time.
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