Hyperbole: Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or effect, not intended to be taken literally.
How to apply it: Analyze how hyperbole reveals the speaker's emotional intensity or attitude toward the subject.
Course: AP English Literature · Unit: Poetry II
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