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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
Book 5
Explanation and Analysis—100,000 Men:
In Volume 1, Book 5, Chapter 8, the narrator describes how King Arthur defeats Emperor Lucius and the Roman army. After Arthur slays Lucius himself, the narrator uses a hyperbole to support Arthur's status as a great king:
And when it was known that the emperor was slain, anon all the Romans with all their host put them to flight, and King Arthur with all his knights followed the chase, and slew down right all them that they might attain.
And thus was the victory given to King Arthur, and the triumph; and there were slain on the party of Lucius more than a hundred thousand.
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