The term "hyperbole" refers to: A. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis B. A figure of speech that uses understatement for emphasis C. A figure of speech that uses repetition for emphasis D. A figure of speech that uses irony for E. mphasis ...
3.(Zoology) short forcockleshell1 4.a wrinkle or puckering, as in cloth or paper 5.(Mechanical Engineering) a small furnace or stove 6.cockles of one's heartone's deepest feelings (esp in the phrasewarm the cockles of one's heart) ...
hyperbole 1.an obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2.an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “She’s as big as a house.”Cf. litotes. —hyperbolic,adj. See also:Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices ...
Hyperbole(夸张) A conscious exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, not intended to be understood literally. 1) The wave ran mountain high. 2) His speech brought the house down. 3) All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Figures of Speech (11)9. Litotes ( 曲言;...
Hyperbole(literally, “throwing beyond”—boleis cognate withball) is exaggeration; a hyperbola, by comparison, is a specific type of geometric curve. (Hyperbolicserves as an adjective for both words.) Another term pertaining to rhetoric ishyperbaton(literally, “overstepping”), which refers to ...
What has changed more recently is that there is more "nukige" kind of content and other more explicit material. Which of course leads to the question... I suppose the best answer would be adding some new tags, like "sex", "violence", "foul language" and age limits ...
But, as we pointed out in The Dangers of Hyperbole, much of the rhetoric is unwarranted. It’s just extreme hyperbole that doesn’t match up with the facts…at all. Well, at least not to anyone being objective about the matter. And when you feel it necessary to place the word extreme...
I had been saying for some time that Trump’s support level nationwide – among the common people, not just the urban jet set – had to be nearly 80%. I can be prone to hyperbole, but I’m now feeling pretty good about that projection. After the election, now that the sun has come...
In other words, it’s teasing what the article will reveal. In the same way as above, it also evokes a bit of FOMO: “You need to know this” subtext: “Everybody else does.” Hyperbole is one of the most successful headline categories Superlatives are words that exist in three forms...
The king-term would parallel the President-term of four years. This brings up an important point: the throne. There is no throne per se to be found anywhere where he reigned. But “Nothing is True” has answered that question, with an answer so simple, a child could make it up. The...