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7nadin3 [17]
3 years ago
5

Extreme exaggeration in writing or _____can often be very funny. (A)personification (b) hyperbole (c)similes (d)metaphors

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1 answer:
Andreas93 [3]3 years ago
5 0
Hello!

The correct answer is "Hyperbole".

These are statements that are not meant to be taken literally, and very similar to idioms. 

Example: She said she'd be there on time. Meh, took her about eight years.

This is a statement that is exaggerating the amount of time it took the subject to arrive. She didn't <em>actually </em>take eight years; she maybe was only a few minutes late. 

Now, these are not to be confused with similes, which can be <em>very </em>similar depending on the way you use them. 

Example of a similar simile (heh): He moves as fast as a cheetah when it comes to getting something he wants. 

This can be confused with a hyperbole since it is also exaggerating the speed of the subject. However, a simile is meant to be used as a <em><u /></em><u>comparison</u>, not <em>just </em>an exaggeration. This also applies to metaphors, as they are also comparisons, only lacking "like" or "as".

:)
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