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hyperbole: a standalone construct

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Rhetoric

exaggerated statement used for emphasis or effect, not meant literally.

In rhetoric, hyperbole refers to exaggerated statement used for emphasis or effect, not meant literally. This meaning comes from Lanham (1991) in A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms.[1]

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References

Lanham, R. A. (1991). A Handlist of Rhetorical Terms. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520273689

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