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Examples: the book contains a great deal of sexual imagery, the movie was full of biblical imagery | Examples: the book contains a great deal of sexual imagery, the movie was full of biblical imagery | ||
[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole]==Hyperbole== | |||
An obvious and intentional exaggeration, an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” | |||
Language that describes something as better or worse than it really is. | |||
Example: "enough to feed a small army" | |||
==Onomatopoeia== | ==Onomatopoeia== | ||