What is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration and overstatement to express a strong emotion?
Correct answer: Hyperbole
Sal
I only found out in later life that it's pronounced hy-PER-bolly, not hyperbowl as I thought!
ummmm yes
good to know I wrote that down, as I live with a man who demonstrates this alot
HawaiianShirtGuy
A common mistake is to use the word 'literally' with a hyperbole. Such as "This suitcase literally weighs a ton." Not likely.
Player #97184361
Sal, You are now in class of Einstein. ! ! !😁
booboo
❤️x
Lady Lake
trish50, we were taught to pronounce it as hy per bo lee
trish50
Who invents these silly names? In my day it was simply called an exaggeration
Sal
Cat Mom, 😄
Nyx
Grammar classes helped me
Artie
My mother raised me on serious orchestral music, so naturally became the first chair trumpet in my prep school, and eventually first chair in my college alma mater
MJ
Sal, better late than never
McDancerson
ummmm yes, if you ever feel the need, you can let him know that he’s being hyperbolic. 😂(Google the word and click the speaker symbol to hear it properly pronounced).
Cat Mom
Sal, I thought it was pronounced hyper-boil
Avenger
My brother’s sock smell like a dead fish