Hyperbole is a figure of speech derived from a Greek word which means excess and basically it is the opposite of understatement.

Easy examples of hyperbole. This bag weighs a ton. Your mum is going to have a fit when she sees that tattoo. Examples of hyperboles in advertising include.

Famous Examples of Hyperbole At that time Bogota was a remote lugubrious city where an insomniac rain had been falling since the beginning of the 16th century Gabriel García Márquez Living to. Till a the seas gang dry my dear And the rocks. That man is as tall as a house.

Ive got a million things to do. Your skin is softer than silk. Disneyland - The happiest place on Earth Energizer - Keeps going and going and going Oscar Meyer - It doesnt get better than this Redbull - It gives you wings.

What is a hyperbole in literature. Hes running faster than the wind. Hyperbole the exaggerated statements that arent meant to be taken literally have spiced up the English.

I could eat a scabby horse. A statement that is a deliberate exaggeration to emphasize that something is far better or far worse is a hyperbole. That woman has no self-control.

That was the easiest question in the world. They ran like greased lightning. You have lost a ton of weight.