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    Hyperbole
    Hyperbole (iː {respell|hy|PUR|bə-lee}; Greek: ὑπερβολή, `exaggeration`) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally. Hyperboles are exaggerations to...
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    hyperbole
    exaggeration beyond reasonable credence. An example is the close of John Donne's holy sonnet 'Death, thou shalt die!'
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    hyperbole
    An idea is expressed in an exaggerated way, usually to create humour or to emphasise the idea. The reader will immediately feel that the writer´s words are not to be taken literally.
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    hyperbole
    hyperbole (hīpûr'bulē) , a figure of speech in which exceptional exaggeration is deliberately used for emphasis rather than deception. Andrew Marvell employed hyperbole throughout To His Coy Mistress:An hundred years should go to praise Thine eyes and on thy forehead gaze; Two h...
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    Hyperbole
    (Gr. hyperbole, over-shooting, excess) In rhetoric, that figure of speech according to which expressions gain their effect through exaggeration. The representation of things as greater or less than they really are, not intended to be accepted literally. Aristotle relates, for example, that when the ...
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    Hyperbole
    A hyperbole is a rhetorical figure, in which an idea is expressed with a fanciful exaggeration of phrase which is not to be taken too literally, but only as representing a certain warmth of admiration or emphasis. 'His fame reaches to the stars' is an example of hyperbole.
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    hyperbole
    Figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration or overstatement, used for emphasis or comic effect. Many everyday idioms are hyperbolic: `waiting for ages` and `a flood of tears`
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    hyperbole
    1) 'i could eat a horse,' e.g. 2) A figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement for effect 3) An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally 4) An exaggeration 5) Deliberate use of exaggeration 6) Exaggeration 7) F...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/hyperbole/1
    
    

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