FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
POETRY
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Question
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Alliteration
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Haiku
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Hyperbole
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Prose
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect.
Detailed explanation-2: -Exaggeration is common in everyday language, and phrases such as the following are extremely well known: I am so hungry I could eat a horse. This ice cream is out of this world. I’m in so much trouble, my Dad is going to kill me.
Detailed explanation-3: -Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally. For example, I’ve told you a million times!
Detailed explanation-4: -They ran like greased lightning. He’s got tons of money. Her brain is the size of a pea. He is older than the hills. I will die if she asks me to dance. She is as big as an elephant! I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. I have told you a million times not to lie!