Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Daily Word: HYPERBOLE

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hy·per·bo·le

 [hahy-pur-buh-lee] 

~ noun Rhetoric .

DEFINITION: 1) Obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2) An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

SENTENCE: Most of the talk about reform in education is all hyperbole and lies.


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