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Definition of Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis. Hyperbolic statements are usually quite obvious exaggerations intended to emphasize a point... read full definition
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis. Hyperbolic statements are usually quite obvious exaggerations... read full definition
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which a writer or speaker exaggerates for the sake of emphasis. Hyperbolic statements... read full definition
Key Examples in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Chapter 2, “Why I’m Not Where You Are (5/21/63)”
Explanation and Analysis—Exaggerated Emptiness:
In the chapter “Why I’m Not Where You Are 5/21/63,” Thomas Schell Sr. writes to the son he has never met after abandoning his family. Reflecting on his own inability to live with the past, he says:
I think and think and think, I’ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it.
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