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 hyperbolebecause 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 obviousthat it is said to sound impressive.

“He is a hundred feet tall.”

He could not be literally a hundred feet tall!

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