What is an example of an exaggeration?
It means the describing of something and making it more than it really is. The verb is to exaggerate. An example of exaggeration would be: “I was walking along when suddenly this enormous dog walked along. It was as big as an elephant”. Another example of exaggeration would be: “I caught a fish as big as my house.”
What is the meaning of hyperbole and give 5 examples?
Hyperbole Definition There is exaggeration, and then there is exaggeration. That extreme kind of exaggeration in speech is the literary device known as hyperbole. Take this statement for example: I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse. In truth, you wouldn’t be able to eat a whole horse.
What are homophones and homographs?
Homographs are words that are spelt the same but have different meanings. Understand it with examples. Now that we have gained familiarity with the meaning of homonyms, homophones and homographs, lets us explore the list of homophones. Candidates need to download the PDF of List of Homophones to get the list of 400+ homophone words.
What is a homophone/homonym mistake?
Sometimes an author will make a homophone/homonym mistake that isn’t quite a spelling or grammar error, but still makes the sentence less readable. This is because homonyms and homophones create ambiguity; in other words, they make the meaning of the sentence unclear. A simple example would be: “there are too many bats in the toolshed.”
Why do homophones create ambiguity?
Ambiguity. Sometimes an author will make a homophone/homonym mistake that isn’t quite a spelling or grammar error, but still makes the sentence less readable. This is because homonyms and homophones create ambiguity; in other words, they make the meaning of the sentence unclear.
What are the effects of homophones/homonyms?
There are three possible effects of homophones/homonyms: Error. This is the most common affect of homophones. Ambiguity. Sometimes an author will make a homophone/homonym mistake that isn’t quite a spelling or grammar error, but still makes the sentence less readable. Pun. We’ve seen an example of this already.