9. Hyperbole
The term “hyperbole” comes from a
compound word in Greek: “Hyper”
meaning “over or “beyond” and “bole”
meaning “throw”.
10. Hyperbole
• a type of figure of speech that
uses massive exaggeration.
is the action of making statements that
represent something as more extreme or
dramatic than it really is.
15. •The whole world is staring at me.
•I have a thousand things to do today.
•I almost died laughing.
•Her smile is a mile wide.
16. Purpose of hyperbole in
literature
•to capture the attention of the readers
as it accentuates the most normal
thoughts, ideas, feelings, and images,
making literary works more remarkable.
To sum up the important points of our lesson, again, what is literal language?
Language that means the actual meaning of the words used. It is obvious and direct. It means exactly what is says word for word. On the contrary, figurative language is a language that goes…? Beyond the normal meaning of the words used. Just like hyperbole, a figure of speech that uses massive…? Exaggeration, very good.
Using the copy of the poem that you have read and analyzed, encircle the line or lines that utilized hyperbole. After that, in one sentence, you may write this at the back of the copy of the poem, in one sentence, describe the poem using hyperbole.
