Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Figure of speech
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| gptkbp:category |
Rhetorical device
Literary device |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
Understatement
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| gptkbp:etymology |
gptkb:Greek
hyperbolē |
| gptkbp:example |
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
I've told you a million times. |
| gptkbp:function |
Emphasis
Exaggeration |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hyperbole
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:literature
gptkb:poetry gptkb:rhetoric Everyday speech |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Courrèges
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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