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What is hyperbole?
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech and an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.
Give an example of hyperbole.
Give an example of hyperbole.
I am so hungry that I can eat a horse.
What is a paradox?
What is a paradox?
A statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand because it contains 2 opposite facts or characteristics.
What is an example of a paradox?
What is an example of a paradox?
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Hyperbole
Hyperbole
A figure of speech using exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
Hyperbole Example 1
Hyperbole Example 1
As thin as a toothpick. This statement exaggerates how thin something is.
Hyperbole Example 2
Hyperbole Example 2
A million dollar smile. An exaggeration of the value and impact of a smile.
Hyperbole Example 3
Hyperbole Example 3
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Paradox Definition
Paradox Definition
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Paradox Example 1
Paradox Example 1
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Paradox Example 2
Paradox Example 2
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Paradox Example 3
Paradox Example 3
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Study Notes
Hyperbole
- Figure of speech used for emphasis or effect, involving exaggeration.
- Exaggeration (अतिशयोक्ति)
- Example: "I am so hungry that I can eat a horse."
- Example: "As thin as a toothpick."
- Example: "Million dollar smile!"
- Example: "Pin drop silence."
Paradox
- A statement or situation that may be true but seems impossible or difficult to understand.
- It contains two opposite facts or characteristics.
- Contradict = less is more
- Example: "You earn money by spending it."
- Example: "This is the beginning of the end."
- Example: Covid-19 wave
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