0
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.
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
Apex English 12 5.4.3
No game is more dangerous and diabolical than checkers.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Same example of hyperbole in sentence?
Some treat them with a pinch of salt, seeing the stories as typical press hyperbole to boost sales.
Is this sentence a hyperbole the storm is going to blow the whole country away?
Yes, that is an example of hyperbole. (high-PURR-buh-lee)
Look for 3 example of satire on television YouTube or in the newspaper this may be a sentence headline a video or picture Provide an example of a pun sarcasm hyperbole?
An example of hyperbole is "The shark swallowed 100% of me but I managed to escape".
How do you use hyperbole in a sentence?
Hyperbole is when you exagerate... I sometimes make a hyperbole sentence to exagerate and it also make my friends laugh and understand me.
What is an example of a figurative sentence on a second grade level?
An example of a figurative sentence on a second grade level is "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." It contains hyperbole.
Is this sentence a hyperbole sentence All his money went to his son.?
Depending on the context, I would not regard it as hyperbole.
What is a sentence with the word hyperbole?
"The archaeologist was prone to hyperbole in describing his exploits."
What does add a hyperbole to your new sentence mean?
Hyperbole means exaggeration so you are being asked to exaggerate in your sentence.
What is hyperbole is a feature of speech?
A hyperbole is certain a feature of speech. A hyperbole is an over-exaggeration of a certain aspect of the sentence.
Where is my hyperbole sentence it now 'NOW'?
A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. In this case, "Where is my hyperbole sentence it now, 'NOW'", is not a hyperbole in itself.
What is an example of a sentence using the word hyperbole?
one sentence could be i have pointed out to my dad that he was using hyperbole when he said "i've told you a thousand times to clean your room" i hope this helped i got it from my 7th grade vocabulary book lol A hyperbole is a dramatization or over-reaction. Example: I'm so hungry I could eat a humpback whale(thelargest animal in the world).
How can you make a sentence using hyperbole?
Hyperbole means to exaggerate in the style of a figure of speech.
