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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 Pride and Prejudice
Chapter 3
Explanation and Analysis—Darcy's Pride:
When Elizabeth first meets Darcy (at a public ball) in Chapter 3, the narrator uses hyperbolic language to summarize how everyone else at the ball feels about him:
His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again.
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Chapter 24
Explanation and Analysis—Divided Heart:
After Elizabeth learns of the letter that Caroline Bingley sends to Jane—explaining that she and Bingley will be staying in London and hinting at Bingley’s potential nuptials with Georgiana Darcy—the narrator uses hyperbolic language to describe Elizabeth's feelings:
Unlock with LitCharts A+Elizabeth, to whom Jane very soon communicated the chief of all this, heard it in silent indignation. Her heart was divided between concern for her sister, and resentment against all others.
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Chapter 33
Explanation and Analysis—Darcy's Pride:
When Elizabeth first meets Darcy (at a public ball) in Chapter 3, the narrator uses hyperbolic language to summarize how everyone else at the ball feels about him:
Unlock with LitCharts A+His character was decided. He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come there again.
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