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Readme [11.4K]
3 years ago
5

BRAINLIESTTT ASAP!!! PLEASE HELP ME :))) Describe an example of a hyperbole.

English
2 answers:
inysia [295]3 years ago
8 0

A hyperbole is a phrase or sentence that is an exaggeration or a rhetorical statement. It's raining cats or dogs when it is just raining hard or I could say i'm could eat a horse when that means your just hungry.

Zigmanuir [339]3 years ago
7 0

<u>He's running faster than the wind. </u>

<u>This bag weighs a ton. </u>

<u>That man is as tall as a house. </u>

<u>This is the worst day of my life. </u>

<u>The shopping cost me a million dollars. </u>

<u>My dad will kill me when he comes home. </u>

<u>Your skin is softer than silk. </u>

<u>She's as skinny as a toothpick.</u>

<u>Hyperbole is from a Greek word meaning "excess" is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to make a point or show  emphasis. It is the opposite of understatement.</u>

Hoped this help!

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