Everything about Hyperbole totally explained
Hyperbole (
hye-PER-buh-lee; "HYE-per-bowl" is a mispronunciation) comes from Greek "υπερβολή"=exaggeration and is a
figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, and isn't meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole is used to create
emphasis. It is a
literary device often used in
poetry, and is frequently encountered in casual speech.
Some examples include:
these books
weigh a ton. (weigh a great deal)
I could sleep
for a year. (for a long time)
Antonyms to hyperbole include
meiosis,
litotes,
understatement, and
bathos (the 'let down' after a hyperbole in a phrase).
Derived from the
Greek ὑπερβολή (literally 'overshooting' or 'excess'), it's a
cognate of
hyperbola.
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