explain hyperbole and give examples
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Hyperbole (pronounced 'high-purr-bo-lee') is a figure of speech in which an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme. ... It is important to note that hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally; the audience knows it's an exaggeration. For example: That suitcase weighed a ton!
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- hчpєrвσlє íѕ thє uѕє σf єхαggєrαtíσn αѕ α rhєtσrícαl dєvícє σr fígurє σf ѕpєєch. ín rhєtσríc, ít íѕ αlѕσ ѕσmєtímєѕ knσwn αѕ αuхєѕíѕ. ín pσєtrч αnd σrαtσrч, ít єmphαѕízєѕ, єvσkєѕ ѕtrσng fєєlíngѕ, αnd crєαtєѕ ѕtrσng ímprєѕѕíσnѕ. αѕ α fígurє σf ѕpєєch, ít íѕ uѕuαllч nσt mєαnt tσ вє tαkєn lítєrαllч.
- fσr єхαmplє, í αm ѕσ hungrч thαt í cσuld єαt αn αpplє.
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