HYPERBOLE
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hyperbole
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hyperbole
Noun
- Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
- Deliberate exaggeration.
- An instance or example of this technique.
- A hyperbola.
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