Sunday, March 11, 2012

Hyperboles


A topic from this weeks reading that interested me the most is the use of hyperboles.   Hyperboles are a figure of speech, which exaggerates emotions and adds emphasis. I found this interesting since everyday I hear different types of hyperboles whether I am at work or at school.  An example of a hyperbole is when someone says “my eyes are going to burn out of my skull”, when really the person could have just seen something disturbing that they may have not wanted to see.  A time when I use hyperboles the most is when I am at work.  I often say, “I love working here at Costco so much I think I’m going to come in and work on my day off”, when really I absolutely hate that place and I will be no where near my work on my day off.  I use hyperboles at work to add emphasis on how much I don’t want to be there, and a lot of people feel the same way so they joke the same way.

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