Hyperbole
English: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.10.8
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a type of figurative language.
Definition
- Hyperbole is when exaggeration is used to emphasise something.
- Hyperbole emphasises things and can add humour.
Examples
- This bag weighs a tonne.
- I have a million things to do.
Test yourself on Hyperbole
What is it called when exaggeration is used to emphasise something?
Read the following sentence and explain it's meaning:
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.What hyperbole would you use to say that someone cried a lot?