Hyperbole is another stylistic device based on the interaction between the logical and emotive meanings of a word, the latter often prevailing.
Hyperbole is a deliberate overstatement (exaggeration) which is intended as such. In this respect it differs from mere exaggeration which may stem from a bust of emotion, carelessness, ignorance, and is not stylistic device. The following paragraph from Dickens's "Dombey and Son" is a vivid illustration of the use of hyperbole: "Those three words - Dombey and Son — conveyed one idea of Mr. Dombey's life. The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light, rivers and seas were formed to float their ships; rainbows gave them promise of fair weather; winds blew for or against their enterprises; stars and planets circled in their orbits to preserve a system of which they were the center".
Colloquial speech abounds in so-called traditional hyperboles, which have a special stylistic significance as they are used by writers to individualze the speech of the characters.
I beg a thousand pardons.
He was scared to death.
I'd give the world to see him.
The notions expressed by hyperboles generally do not correspond to reality, but the writer and the reader are fully aware of this fact.
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