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Hyperbole and Superlative

Includes questions related to the use of exaggeration for emphasis or to express a superlative degree.

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What is the comparative and superlative form of eerily?

The comparative of eerily is eerier and the superlative for eerily is eeriest

What are the comparative and superlative forms of the word possible?

"Possibler" and "Possiblest." Just kidding.

Possible comp. is "more possible" and possible sup. is "most possible." Wa-la.

What is hyperbolic descriptions?

Hyperbolic means of or relating to a hyperbole. A hyperbole is an intentional exaggeration; therefore a hyperbolic description is when a person describes something using an obvious exaggeration. For example if you say, "I've told you a million times not to exaggerate."

What are example for hyperbole?

There are some interesting examples of hyperbole on the following website. See Related Link below.

A hyperbole is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated,
and not meant to be taken litterally.

Examples
  • These books weigh a ton.
  • I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
  • I'm so tired, I could sleep for a year.
  • This Wednesday? But that's centuries away! I can't wait that long!
  • I cried a rive of tears when he left me.

Hyperbole is exaggeration or overstatement of facts. An example is the following:

"I've told you a thousand times to stop exaggerating!!!"
"My mom is so fat, when she walks in front of the tv I miss 2 shows!!!"

Is it comparative or superlative?

It's comparative if there can be a quality more or less than it, it's superlative if there can't be.