Hyperbole

• What is hyperbole?


  Hyperbole is a rhetorical device that exaggerates facts or details to emphasize a point or add humor.
• How does hyperbole contribute to humor?

  It adds humor by making an idea seem absurd or irrational through exaggeration.
• Which example from Browne's "Interview with President Lincoln" contains hyperbole?

  The phrase "I should move heving and arth" (meaning "move heaven and earth").
• What does the phrase "move heaven and earth" mean in the context of hyperbole?

  It means the speaker would go to extreme lengths to achieve a goal.
• Why is the use of hyperbole in "Interview with President Lincoln" humorous?

  It humorously exaggerates the character's determination to get an office, making the idea seem absurd.