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Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HYPERBOLE

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
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SONGS WITH HYPERBOLE

  • Grenade by Bruno Mars
  • "I'd catch a grenade for ya,throw my hand on a blade for ya, jump in front of a train for ya."
  • Just the way you are by Bruno Mars
  • "Her eyes make the stars look like they're not shining and "When you smile the whole world stops and stares awhile"
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POEM

EXPRESSIONS

  • "It's like a thousand degrees out"
  • "My backpack weighs a ton."
  • "I've told you a million times."
  • "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
  • "The new car cost a bazillion dollars."

SO A HYPERBOLE IS USED TO MAKE SOMETHING SEEM MORE OR GREATER THAN IT ALREADY IS.