It is a deliberate exaggeration which is not intended to deceive but rather to create a special effect. It involves the exaggeration of ideas in order to express strong emotions or create a comic effect. Hyperbole is used to create a strong impression and add emphasis.
Examples
√ An engineer claimed to have built Kigali City Tower within one night.
√ My teacher has given me a million of questions.
√ He can run faster than a cheetah.
√ The girl told the people that she can leave Kigali and arrive in New York within one minute.
√ The man told the King that he could move the mountain from one place to another.
√All the people around the world have come to watch the match.
√ She’s as thin as a needle.
√ I ate so much on Christmas that I weighed more than a whale.
√ His stomach is a bottomless pit.
√ If my father doesn’t buy me a smartphone, I will die.
√ My mom is going to kill me once she finds out.
√ These shoes are killing me.
√It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets.
√ I will always stay by your side.
√ I will always stay by your side.
√ It feels like my birthday will never come.
√ I had a ton of chores to do.
√ I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse.
√ When I was sick, you could knock me down with a feather.
√ The church was decorated with a billion flowers.
√ His heart stopped beating the whole day.
√ He said that he has never eaten food since childhood. He lives on drinking beer.
√ His heart stopped beating the whole day.
√ He said that he has never eaten food since childhood. He lives on drinking beer.
√That grandmother is older than dirt.
√ My dad is always working.
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