{"id":10479,"date":"2016-11-05T10:56:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T14:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/?p=10479"},"modified":"2016-11-05T10:58:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T14:58:30","slug":"hyperbole-bazillion-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/hyperbole-bazillion-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyperbole and a Bazillion Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When emphasis is relayed within a story, you might hear a little bit of hyperbole. Statements that make sense, with outlandish points to drive the message home. We&#8217;ve<a href=\"http:\/\/literarydevices.net\/hyperbole\/\" target=\"_blank\"> heard the terms<\/a> a gazillion times, terms which have assimilated into our language, without questioning the logic behind the comments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I told you a million times to clean your room&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;My child must have a zillion tiny lego pieces on the floor&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s raining cats and dogs outside&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I&#8217;ve gained a ton over the holidays&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;It&#8217;s raining so hard the animals are lining up two by two&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a way, hyperbole is a form of an acceptable lie. The word itself is rather odd sounding and sticks on my tongue, I needed to listen to its pronunciation to get it right. Attempting to write about it felt like my hands were in a vice, I struggled with my thoughts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10480\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10480\" data-attachment-id=\"10480\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/hyperbole-bazillion-things\/hyperbole\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?fit=662%2C254&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"662,254\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"hyperbole\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;hyperbole via google.com search page.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?fit=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?fit=500%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?resize=500%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"hyperbole\" width=\"500\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?resize=500%2C192&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?resize=300%2C115&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bodynsoil.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/hyperbole.jpg?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">hyperbole via google.com search page.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The most outlandish hyperbole was by a youngster when he retold a bike accident story proclaiming, &#8220;His helmet was crushed on his head so hard the ambulance crew pried it off with a crowbar!&#8221; That little boy has now grown into a man, we still laugh about the imagery behind that comment; glad that wasn&#8217;t actually the case.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve all used crazy exaggerations at one time or another, each having our own go to term. I&#8217;d love to hear what your favorite Hyperbole might be and decide which might be the most outlandish.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.wordpress.com\/prompts\/hyperbole\/\">Hyperbole<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When emphasis is relayed within a story, you might hear a little bit of hyperbole. Statements that make sense, with outlandish points to drive the message home. 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