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A hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to show emphasis or to invoke a feeling or to create a visual image. For example, let’s look at the following sentence.
She is as big as a whale.
[readmore]Unlike a metaphor that compares one thing with another, a hyperbole does not compare two things. Rather, it exaggerates a condition, emotion or size by trying to create a feeling and/or visual image for the hearer or reader to be able to understand what the speaker or writer is trying to relay. So in the sentence above, “She” is not being compared to a “whale” but rather the statement is an exaggeration of her overall size.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “eat a horse” is used to exaggerate that the subject could eat a lot of food or a really big meal. Answer (c) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “weigh a ton” is used to exaggerate that the subject would “weigh quite a bit more” after eating the meal. Answer (b) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “swallowed the boat” is used to exaggerate that the fish’s size was extremely large. It is very unlikely, however, that it could actually swallow the boat. The hyperbole, however, is used to make you visualize the fish being able to completely consume the boat. Answer (a) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “thrown him all the way to kingdom come” is used to exaggerate that Betsy was so angry that she had enough strength from her anger to send him sailing through the air. Answer (d) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “a million things to do” is used to exaggerate that the subject has a large number of tasks to take care of. Answer (c) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “bursting with new ideas” is used to exaggerate that the subject’s head was filling up with many ideas. Answer (b) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “be as light as a feather” is used to exaggerate that the subject lost so much weight that she must now hardly weigh anything. Answer (a) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “he completely disappears” is used to exaggerate that the subject is so skinny (or thin) that it’s almost hard to see him. Answer (d) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “an ancient relic” is used to exaggerate that the cell phone is very old. Answer (c) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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The hyperbole used here, i.e., “when dinosaurs were roaming the planet” is used to exaggerate that he learned to drive a very, very long time ago. Answer (b) shows the correct meaning and image of this hyperbole.
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