What is an example of hyperbole in a sentence?

Answer 1

Hyperbole: An obvious and intentional exaggeration or an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as "to wait an eternity".

Examples:

Hungry enough to eat a horse.

Not in a million years

I nearly died laughing

I tried a thousand times

She's a million years old

That's enough to feed the army!

I told you a million times . . . stop exaggerating!

Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure.

Examples:The sun kissed the flowers.

The wind was whistling.

The grass was dancing.

The car was humming.

The washer gurgled the detergent.

The computer began to talk.

Opportunity began to knock on my door.

The leaves danced in the wind frantically/gracefully.

The pillow whispered a bedtime story into my ear.

Answer 2

Hyperbole is a method of common talk that uses gross exaggeration to make a point:

"The lobby smelled like 20 million dead cigars" - J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

Answer 3

Apex English 12 5.4.3

No game is more dangerous and diabolical than checkers.

Answer 4

Sara is so hungry she could eat a cow.