Some people do have a closet full of shoes but to add emotion and exaggeration to the statement it says a million pairs instead.

Give one example of hyperbole. Grandpa is older than dirt. This is an example of hyperbole being used in a speech delivered by Dick Clark as he accepted an award. Shes as skinny as a.

Your skin is softer than silk. Examples of Hyperbole in Everyday Speech. 8 His new car was as fast as greased lightning.

Here are some examples of hyperbole in well-known advertisements. Shes as skinny as a toothpick. What are the 10 examples of hyperbole.

Another common example is I told you to do this a million times Is the teacher is always shouting a hyperbole. These examples of hyperbole are the bomb. It exaggerates the sound of the gun shot and is not meant to to taken literally.

Ive told you a million times not to do. The captain was taking on anyone who could walk In this case we see an example of hyperbole which was taken from a speech written by Larry Rayfield Wright. 2 Im so broke I dont have two cents to rub together.

Time gets exaggerated a lot with hyperbole. The sun played hide and seek with the clouds. This is the worst day of my life.