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Hyperbole I have a million of these!
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Shrek has a heart as big as the Empire State Building!
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Shrek has a heart as big as the Empire State Building! |
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Hyperbole is an exaggeration, such as "I nearly died laughing," "I was hopping mad," and "I tried a thousand times." Such statements are not literally true, but people make them to sound impressive or to make a point, such as a feeling, effort, or reaction. Warning!!!! A hyperbole is often confused with a simile or a metaphor because it often compares two objects. The difference is a hyperbole is an exaggeration. For example: His feet were as big as a barge. It looks like a simile. It is comparing foot size to the size of a barge. Everyone knows that a barge is approximately 700 feet long. Imagine getting a pair of shoes that big! |
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