an understatement (opposite of hyperbole)
No, a hyberbole is an extreme exaggeration, or an overstatement.Ex: I've told you a million times to clean your room.(Even though you may have said it a lot, you haven't said ita million times)A litote is the technical term for an understatement.
u use an exaggeration to make it a hyperbole. the definition of a hyperbole is an exaggeration!
1.) A hyperbole is a conic section. 2.) The suspect's explanation was so far fetched that the officer was sure it was simply hyperbole.
The phrase "it's raining cats and dogs!" is hyperbole.
Understatement.
an understatement (opposite of hyperbole)
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Hyperbole is exaggeration that shows strong feeling and effect.Ex. I'm so tired of running, I'm dying here!An understatement is a sentence that has a lack of strong feelings and expression.Ex. Can I have one of your chips?So, hyperbole and understatements are opposites.
No, a hyberbole is an extreme exaggeration, or an overstatement.Ex: I've told you a million times to clean your room.(Even though you may have said it a lot, you haven't said ita million times)A litote is the technical term for an understatement.
== == Overstatement (hyperbole): an exaggeration in order to emphasize a certain truth. Understatement: stating less than one means or implies. refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended. Understatement usually has an ironic effect, and sometimes may be used for comic purposes.Technical term for understatement - Meiosis is a euphemistic figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is.In rhetoric, litotes is a figure of speech in which a certain statement is expressed by denying its opposite.
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Saying that the Beatles are a good band is an understatement. Saying that Beyonce is good-looking is an understatement. Saying that Harry Potter is a good book is an understatement.
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All 6 forms of figurative language include the metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, understatement, and irony. In writing figurative language is used to create an idea or an impression.