Question

What is hyperbole in poem..

Answer 1

Answer:

Hyperbole is a figure of speech where anything is described in a very creative and exaggerate way.

E.g.

1. He's running faster than the wind.
2. This bag weighs a ton.
3. That man is as tall as a house.
4. Your skin is softer than silk.
5. She's as skinny as a toothpick.

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Answer 2

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis (literally 'growth'). In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong feelings, and creates strong impressions. As a figure of speech, it is usually not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperbole may also be used for instances such as, exaggerations for emphasis or effect. Hyperboles are often used in casual speech as intensifiers,such as saying "the bag weighed a ton"or "I've been walking for hours." Hyperbole makes the point that the speaker found the bag to be extremely heavy, although it was nothing like a literal ton". The rhetorical device makes a point that could not be conveyed with standard or literal language, or at least, not stated as effectively.