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Hyperbole

This document defines and provides examples of hyperbole, which is a figure of speech using exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally in order to emphasize a point. The examples given are saying you are so hungry you could eat a horse, hearing something a million times, nearly dying laughing, and someone being a hundred feet tall, all of which are impossible but used to emphasize hunger, how often something was heard, the intensity of laughter, and someone's height.

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exaggerated statements or claim. (They are not meant to be taken literally!)
“I am so hungry I could eat a horse.”  This an example of hyperbole because you could not really eat a horse no matter how hungry you are.  In this example you are emphasizing your hunger.
“I've heard that a million times.”  This is an example of hyperbole because it is exaggerated to sound impressive.
"I nearly died laughing.”  This is an example of hyperbole because you couldn’t simply die from laughing.  In this example it is obvious that it is said to sound impressive.
“He is a hundred feet tall.”  He could not be literally a hundred feet tall!
 Hyperbole Video 1  Hyperbole Video 2