Hyperbole - Wikipedia Hyperbole This article is about the term used in rhetoric. For a geometric curve, see Hyperbola. Hyperbole ( / haɪˈpɜːrbəli / ; Ancient Greek : ὑπερβολή, huperbolḗ, from ὑπέρ ( hupér, ' above ' ) and βάλλω ( bállō, ' I throw ' ) ) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis ( literally ' growth ' ). In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong feelings, and creates strong impressions. As a figure of speech, it is usually not meant to be taken literally. Contents 1 Usage 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Usage Hyperbole may also be used for instances such as, exaggerations for emphasis or effect. Hyperboles are often used in casual speech as intensifiers, such as saying `` the bag weighed a ton ''. Hyperbole makes the point that the speaker found the bag to be extremely heavy, although it was nothing like a literal ton. Understanding hyperboles and their use in context can further one 's ability to understand the messages being sent from the speaker. The use of hyperboles generally relays feelings or emotions from the speaker, or from those who the speaker may talk about. Hyperbole can be used in a form of humour, excitement, distress, and many other emotions, all depending on the context in which the speaker uses it. See also Litotes and meiosis, forms of deliberate understatement References Jump up ^ `` Hyperbole ''. Dictionary.com. Retrieved February 15, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Hyperbole ''. Utk.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Definition of Hyperbole ''. Retrieved 10 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Hyperbole - Definition of hyperbole by Merriam - Webster ''. merriam-webster.com. Jump up ^ Mahony, David ( 2003 ). Literacy Tests Year 7. Pascal Press. p. 82. ISBN 978 - 1 - 877 - 08536 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Hyperbole ''. Byu.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2014. Jump up ^ Johnson, Christopher. `` The Rhetoric of Excess in Baroque Literature and Thought '' ( PDF ). Scholar.havard.edu. Harvard. External links Look up hyperbole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Examples of hyperbole in poetry Definition and Examples of Hyperbole Ritter, Joshua. `` Recovering Hyperbole : Re-Imagining the Limits of Rhetoric for an age of Excess ''. scholarworks.gsu.edu. Georgia State University. This linguistics article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hyperbole&oldid=850665207 '' Categories : Rhetorical techniques Linguistics stubs Hidden categories : Articles containing Ancient Greek - language text All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Български Bosanski Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego Hrvatski Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית ಕನ್ನಡ ქართული Қазақша Кыргызча Lietuvių Македонски Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Occitan Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Română Русский Scots Shqip Simple English Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська 粵語 中文 43 more Edit links This page was last edited on 17 July 2018, at 09 : 06 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: using exaggeration to make a point is called what
Answer: Hyperbole