On the Causal Mechanism of Hyperbole  

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Baiyi, Liu ; Xiao, Ai Li

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: ENGLISH TEACHING FORUM (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 33 no. 3 (Jul. 1995), page 16.
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Hyperbole and lies are very similar in outward appearance, both being the result of exaggeration. Because they are so similar yet so different language phenomena, honest people may hesitate to employ an exaggeration to achieve the powerful rhetorical effect of hyperbole for fear of being considered to be telling a lie. Their concern is justified. The Harper Handbook of College Composition , (1981), labels exaggerated expressions as misleading and ludicrous rather than appropriate or picturesque. It categorically advises its readers to "avoid exaggeration." But though this advice may seem reasonable, our students raise the following questions: Why did Shakespeare and Dickens use exaggeration freely and receive critical acclaim? What factor makes an exaggeration a hyperbole rather than a lie? This paper will try to answer the above questions.

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