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**Hyperbole **  __Hyperbole__ comes from the ancient Greek and is pronounced “Hye-per-buh-lee”. It’s a figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are. A statement is exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect. A hyperbole is also a visual technique in which a deliberate exaggeration of a particular part of an image is employed. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is rarely meant to be taken literally.

// A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 3 Scene 2 //  PUCK : Near to her close and consecrated bower, While she was in her dull and sleeping hour, A crew of patches, rude mechanicals, That work for bread upon Athenian stalls, Were met together to rehearse a play Intended for great Theseus' nuptial-day. The shallowest thick-skin of that barren sort, Who Pyramus presented, in their sport When I did him at this advantage take, Anon his Thisbe must be answered, As wild geese that the creeping fowler eye, Or russet-pated choughs, many in sort, Sever themselves and madly sweep the sky,** So, at his sight, away his fellows fly; And, at our stamp, here o'er and o'er one falls; He murder cries and help from Athens calls. Their sense thus weak, lost with their fears thus strong, Made senseless things begin to do them wrong; For briers and thorns at their apparel snatch; Some sleeves, some hats, from yielders all things catch. I led them on in this distracted fear, And left sweet Pyramus translated there: When in that moment, so it came to pass,
 * My mistress with a monster is in love.**
 * Forsook his scene and enter'd in a brake**
 * An ass's nole I fixed on his head:**
 * And forth my mimic comes.** When they him spy,
 * Rising and cawing at the gun's report,
 * Titania waked and straightway loved an ass.**

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**A translation of this scene is:** **PUCK:** My mistress is in love with a monster. Near to her close and consecrated private place, While she was sleeping, A crew of actors, rude mechanicals, That work for bread near Athenian shops, Were met together to rehearse a play Intended for great Theseus' wedding day. The stupidest man of these dim country-folk Who acted Pyramus in their rehearsal, Exited from his scene and entered in a bunch of bushes, When I took advantage of him And I fixed donkey's head on his head. Then, his Thisbe must be answered, And my creation comes back to the rehearsal. As wild geese that the see a creeping hunter, Or red-headed clowns, in many varieties, Rising and cawing at the gunshots, Separate themselves and madly sweep the sky, So his fellows fly away at the sight of him. And at our music here, one falls over and over; He cries, “Murder,” and calls for help from Athens. Their senses thus weakened, lost within their strong fears, Made senseless things begin to do them wrong, Because briers and thorns catch their clothes, Some sleeves, some hats. All things catch on the bushes. I led them on in this troubled fear, And left sweet Pyramus totally changed there. When at that moment,—so it came to pass,— Titania woke up, and straightway loved a donkey. 
 * In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare uses a variety of hyperboles to get his point across. The author makes it clear that no matter how much time is put into planning, something always turns out wrong. Nothing ever turns out exactly the way you want things to go. In this case Shakespeare sabotages Oberon's plans to help the young people fall in love. With the hyperboles used he creates a clear visual technique in which things are exaggerated. Many skilled poets use hyperboles to describe intense emotions and mental states. Shakespeare created a sense of emotions by using hyperboles like: " My mistress with a monster is in love." or " Titiana waked and straightway loved an ass." These are examples of an exaggeration, because Puck speaks of the man as if he were really a monster or an ass.

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