Question

What are some funny hyperbole jokes?

Answer 1

Hint: Exaggeration is used as a rhetorical device or figure of speech in hyperbole. It's also referred to as auxesis in rhetoric. It emphasises, evokes deep emotions, and produces strong impressions in poetry and oratory. It is generally not intended to be taken literally as a figure of speech.

Complete answer:
Hyperbole is sometimes used to emphasise or create an effect. It serves as an intensifier in everyday speech: "the bag weighed a lot" literally means "the bag was incredibly heavy." The rhetorical device may be used to achieve extreme, ironic, or humorous results. Understanding hyperbole and how it's used in context will help you better understand what the speaker is saying.

Some funny examples of hyperbole are:
- Jim's stomach is a bottomless pit. He ate nine sandwiches in a row!
- The new smartphone is faster than a rocket.
- I was so hungry that I could smell the pizza delivery van from a mile away.
- I would move mountains for a hot chocolate fudge.
- His onion breath could knock over an elephant.
- The last time we met, I was riding a dinosaur

One example of funny hyperbole in literature is:
"Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words froze solid afore they could be heard. People had to wait until sunup to find out what folks were talking about the night before."----To Kill a Mocking Bird.

Note: Hyperbole is used to express thoughts or emotions from the speaker or those he or she is speaking about. It may convey laughter, enthusiasm, sadness, and a variety of other emotions, depending on the sense in which it is used. In literature, heroic dramas, which focus on grandeur and excess, often employ hyperbole to heighten the impact and epic nature of the genre.