Hyperbole is a specific type of exaggeration characterized by the use of extreme and extravagant language to create emphasis, evoke strong emotions, or make a point. For example, saying "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an exaggeration to emphasize extreme hunger. For instance, saying ...
Extreme measures: Exaggeration in the poetry of Sylvia Plath, Anthony Hecht, Frank Bidart, and John AshberySwiggart, Katherine Anne
To consider, represent, or cause to appear as larger, more important, or more extreme than is actually the case; overstate:exaggerated his own role in the episode; exaggerated the size of the enemy force; exaggerated how difficult the project would be. ...
1.to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately:He exaggerates his accomplishments. 2.to increase or enlarge abnormally:That dress exaggerates my thinness. v.i. 3.to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing. ...
Youth is the age of extremes:” if the young commit a fault it is always on the side of excess and exaggeration.” The great difficulty of youth( and of many of youth’s elders) is to get out of one extreme without falling into its opposite. For one extreme easily passes into the ...
Function of Exaggeration The functions of exaggeration are overstatement or hyperbole. Overstatement can be defined as those statement that slightly exaggerates for convey the explanation and Hyperbole refers to extreme and also an unfeasible exaggeration. ...
Europe after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 All this led her to advocate a forceful policy in all matters relating to the King's authority, in a manner that was much more radical than the one proposed by Mazarin. The Cardinal depended totally on Anne's support and had to use all his...
and little examination of possible associated effects on female fitness. Here we use experimental evolution of replicate populations of broad-horned flour beetles to test for effects of sex-specific predation on an exaggerated sexually selected male trait (the mandibles), while also testing for effect...
3. excess, folly, exaggeration, absurdity, recklessness, wildness, dissipation, outrageousness, unreasonableness, preposterousness, immoderation, exorbitance, unrestraint the ridiculous extravagance of his claims Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © Ha...
Noun1.coercion- the act of compelling by force of authority terror- the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess" enforcement- the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to ...