Wk 3/les 5 - hyperboles

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,4

HYPERBOLES

"I’ve told you to clean your room a million times!" 

Every mother, always...

WHAT IS A HYPERBOLE?

Hyperbole is a facet of advertising in every medium, from print ads and radio spots to TV commercials and promotional websites. Ads that promise to bestow upon the user super strength, blinding-white teeth and an uncanny ability to attract the opposite sex have been around for decades. 

Marketers use such hyperbolic statements to attract customers, not with the facts about their products but with wild exaggerations not intended to reflect the truth.

SOME EXAMPLES

"I am so hungry I could eat a horse."

"I have a million things to do today.
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"When I was young, I had to walk 15 miles to school, uphill, in the snow.
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"I had a ton of homework.
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"If I can’t buy that perfect prom dress, I’ll die!"

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In your own words: what is a hyperbole?