Posts 12,677 Twitter @1stliberal Liked 835 times Hyperbole ( / h aɪ ˈ p ɜr b ə l iː / hy- pur -bə-lee ; [1] Greek : ὑπερβολή, 'exaggeration') is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech . It may be used to evoke strong feelings