Hyperbole

Chinesesentences1.他跑起来，像一阵狂风似的2.去年一点相思泪，至今流不到腮边3.他跑地比蜗牛还慢Englishsentences1.Iwasscaredtodeath.吓死我了2.It’sacrimetostayinsideonsuchabeautifulday.今天阳光明媚，躲在家中实在是太遗憾了3.Iloveyou.Youarethewholeworldtome,andthemoonandthestars……我爱你。你是我的一切，你是月亮和星星Hyperboleisafigureofspeechwhichisanexaggeration,anextremewayofsayingsomething.Examples:Inearlydiedlaughing.Itriedathousandtimes.Ihaveamountainofhomework.HyperbolecomesfromtheGreekwordhyperbol~,whichmeansathrowingbeyond,orexcess.Itisacommonfigureofspeechpopularlyknownasexaggerationorover-statement.Buthyperbole,whichdistortsthetruthbysayingtoomuch,isnotthesameastellinglies.Withhyperbole,thereisnointenttodeceivetheaudience.Infact,inthespeaker'smindheistrulydescribinghisintensefeelingatthetime.AttentionAnexaggeratedstatementusedtoheighteneffect.Itisnotusedtomisleadthereader,buttoemphasizeapoint.Example:She’ssaidsoonseveralmillionoccasions.Hyperbole,simileormetaphor?Ahyperboleisatypeoffigurativelanguage.Itisoftenconfusedwithasimileorametaphorbecauseitoftencomparestwoobjects.Example:Hisfeetwereasbigasabarge.Itlookslikeasimile.Itiscomparingfootsizetothesizeofabarge.Everyoneknowsthatabargeisapproximately700feetlong.Ahyperboleiscomparingsomething“normal”tosomethingreallybigorextreme.Mysisterwearssomuchmakeupthat…“Whenshetakesitoff,mymomdoesn’trecognizeher.”“Shehastouseasandblastertogetitoffatnight.”“Whenshesmiles,cracksthesizeoftheGrandCanyonforminthesurface.”“bythetimeshegetsitallon,it’stimetotakeitoff!”“Sheweighs50poundsmorewhenshe’sdone!”“Atnightshehastogetthepaintscrapertotakeitoff.”“Shecouldpassasaclownatthecircus.”“Youcouldscrapeoffjusttheouterlayerandputitonfiveothergirls.”Myteacherissoold“Sheshowedusayearbookfrom1500B.C.Shecan’tevenrememberherownname!Sheclaimsthatsheinventedthequestionmark.Welookeduptheword“ancient”,andtherewasfulldefinitionwithhernameandabigpictureofhersmiling…MydogissouglyWehavetopaypeopletopetit.Fleaswon’tevenliveonhim.Wehavetowaittillmidnighttotakehimonwalks.Heonlyhascatfriends.HyperboleornotGettingashotinmyarmstung.Gettingashotinmyarmstunglikeabee.Thesebooksareheavy.Thesebooksareheavyaslead.Thequeen’sdressisred.Thequeen’sdressisredasacardinal.Iwasangry.Iwasangryasanoldwethen.Itrainedhard.Itrainedcatsanddogs.Activity:Rewritethesesentenceswithamoreinterestinghyperbole.Themusicwasloud.Thegardenispretty.Thetiredmansnoredloudly.Theflowersgrewquickly.Iatesomuchlunchmytummyisfull.Classification1.Bytheuseofnumerals(1)Thanksamillion.(2)Ibeg1,000pardons.(3)Thetwosistersaredifferentinathousandandoneways.(4)InthespringIhavecountedonehundredandthirty-sixdifferentkindsofweatherinsideoffour-and-twentyhours.(MarkTwain)(5)Everyloverseesathousandgracesinthebelovedobject.(Proverb)2.Bytheuseofextremewords(1)Iwasscaredtodeath.(2)Myfeetkillmeafterthelongjourney.(3)Polly,Iloveyou.You'rethewholeworldtome,andthemoonandthestars.(MaxShulman)(4)I'dgivetheworldtoseeyou.(5)Healmostdiedlaughing.3.Bytheuseofcertainadjectivesandadverbs(1)Itisterriblycoldtoday.(2)Theyarefearfullytalentedpeople.(3)Heisaterrificshotofthebasketballteam.4.Bytheuseofsuperlativedegreeofadjectivesoradverbs(1)Johnisthegreatestsecondbasemanintheworld.(2)Isthatalltheaffectionandprideyoucanmuster,forthenationthatboreyou--forthenoblest,mostcivilizednationonthefaceoftheearth?(3)I'mthehappiestmanintheworld.Hewhispered.(AlbertMaltz)(4)Andconsequently,Marxwasthebesthatedandmostcalumniatedofhistime.(FrederickEngels)5.Bytheuseofprepositionalphrases(1)HisreputationasanauthorityonScriptureisrecognizedthroughouttheworld.(2)Herewaswealthbeyondcomputation,almostbeyondimagination.(3)HisstudentsarelivingandworkingfromChinatoPeru..6.Bytheuseofnouns(1)Sheweptoceansoftears.(2)Thisbookisatriumph,aclassicofthisera.7.Bytheuseofverbs(1)Hisangernearlybursthisbelly.(2)Wavesthunderedagainsttherocks.(3)Duringtheeconomiccrisispricesskyrocketed.Functions1．强化感情，增强感染力。Inmedock，shefeltscoresofarrowspiercingherchest.2.AndIwilllovetheestill，mydear，Tilla'theseasgangdry．Tilla'theseasgangdry，mydear，Andtherocksmeltwithesun．AndIwilllovetheestill，mydeer，Whilethesandso’lifeshallrun．(RobertBums)2．刻画人物，生动形象，活灵活现Eg:Amanwithamouthlikeamastiff，abrowlikeamountainandeyeslikeburninganthracite—thatwasDanielWebsterinhisprime．(StephenVincentBenet：TheDevilandDanielWebster)Eg:Morrisonisawhirlwindthatmadeitimpossibleforhisopponentstocounterattackhispowerfulblows．’3．描景状物，渲染气氛，给人以深刻印象。Standstillinshanghaifortwominutesandtenmillionpeoplewillrushatyoulikepinsatmagnet．4．幽默风趣，令人发笑，讽刺嘲弄，入木三分。Eg:Splendidcheesestheywere，ripeandmellow，andwithatwohundredhorse-powerscentaboutthemthatmighthavewarrantedtocarrythreemilesandknockamanoverattwohundredyardsEg:Heissomean，hewon'tlethislittlebabyhavemorethanonemeasleatatime．他吝啬极了，竟然不肯让他的小婴孩一次出一粒以上的麻疹AppreciationEg:Adropofinkmaymakeamillionthink．Eg:Polly．Iloveyou．Youarethewholeworldtome，andthemoonandthestarsandtheconstellationofoutspace．InordertolearnHyperbolewell,let’slearnhowtowriteasentenceinHyperbole-夸张的表现形式6种方式：1）用数词或表示数量的词组进行夸张2）利用动词进行夸张3）利用形容词和副词进