hyperbole Who acts: Hyperbole, I, hungry, poet, you, claim · What happens: be, not mean, take, use, make, tell · To what, where: huge exaggeration, point, you, horse, hyperbole, example · Speech: someone speaks here
«hyperbole» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: hyperbole in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Hyperbole is a huge exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally, used to make a point or be funny, like «I've told you a million times».
The tree, 29 words nsubj cop det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod acl:relcl mark aux:pass xcomp advmod punct advcl mark advcl det obj cc cop conj punct mark punct nsubj aux conj iobj det nummod obl:unmarked punct punct root Hyperbole NOUN is AUX a DET huge ADJ exaggeration NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART meant VERB to PART be AUX taken VERB literally ADV , PUNCT used VERB to PART make VERB a DET point NOUN or CCONJ be AUX funny ADJ , PUNCT like SCONJ « PUNCT I PRON 've AUX told VERB you PRON a DET million NUM times NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing 5 exaggeration nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 exaggeration cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 exaggeration det 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 5 exaggeration amod 5 exaggeration exaggeration NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 meant nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 meant aux:pass 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 meant advmod 9 meant mean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 exaggeration acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 12 taken mark 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 taken aux:pass 12 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 meant xcomp 13 literally literally ADV _ 12 taken advmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 used punct 15 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 28 told advcl 16 to to PART _ 17 make mark 17 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 used advcl 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 point det 19 point point NOUN Number=Sing 17 make obj 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 funny cc 21 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 22 funny cop 22 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 17 make conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 28 told punct 24 like like SCONJ _ 28 told mark 25 « « PUNCT _ 28 told punct 26 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 28 told nsubj 27 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 28 told aux 28 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 meant conj 29 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 28 told iobj 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 million det 31 million million NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 32 times nummod 32 times time NOUN Number=Plur 28 told obl:unmarked 33 » » PUNCT _ 9 meant punct 34 . . PUNCT _ 5 exaggeration punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Hyperbole a huge exaggeration tree rules 2 not mean present · passive a huge exaggeration tree rules 3 take not said to happen to-infinitive · passive literally property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP» 4 use participle I not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 make to-infinitive I not said here a point vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset point=Product 6 is infinitive I not said here funny property tree rules 7 tell speech: assert in a quote present · perfect I you time vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1 «I'm so hungry I could eat a horse» is hyperbole.
punct nsubj cop advmod nsubj nsubj aux ccomp det obj punct cop punct root « PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX so ADV hungry ADJ I PRON could AUX eat VERB a DET horse NOUN » PUNCT is AUX hyperbole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 hungry punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 hungry nsubj 3 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hungry cop 4 so so ADV _ 5 hungry advmod 5 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 13 hyperbole nsubj 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 eat nsubj 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 eat aux 8 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 hungry ccomp 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 horse det 10 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 8 eat obj 11 » » PUNCT _ 5 hungry punct 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 hyperbole cop 13 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 hyperbole punct
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1 is in a quote present I hungry property tree rules 2 eat in a quote could I a horse vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient 3 is a present hungry hyperbole tree rules
Example 2 «I've told you a million times» is an example of hyperbole.
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj aux csubj:pass iobj det nummod obl:unmarked punct cop det case nmod punct root « PUNCT I PRON 've AUX told VERB you PRON a DET million NUM times NOUN » PUNCT is AUX an DET example NOUN of ADP hyperbole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 told punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 told nsubj 3 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 told aux 4 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 example csubj:pass 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 told iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 million det 7 million million NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 times nummod 8 times time NOUN Number=Plur 4 told obl:unmarked 9 » » PUNCT _ 4 told punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 example cop 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 example det 12 example example NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 of of ADP _ 14 hyperbole case 14 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing 12 example nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 example punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 tell speech: assert in a quote present · perfect I you time vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient 2 is a present a example of hyperbole tree rules
Example 3 The poet used hyperbole to show how much she loved him.
det nsubj amod mark acl advmod advmod nsubj ccomp obj punct root The DET poet NOUN used VERB hyperbole NOUN to PART show VERB how ADV much ADV she PRON loved VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 poet det 2 poet poet NOUN Number=Sing 4 hyperbole nsubj 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 hyperbole amod 4 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 to to PART _ 6 show mark 6 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hyperbole acl 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 much advmod 8 much much ADV _ 10 loved advmod 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 loved nsubj 10 loved love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 show ccomp 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 loved obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 hyperbole punct
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1 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 love past poet him = he vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
Example 4 Find the hyperbole in the paragraph.
det obj case det obl punct root Find VERB the DET hyperbole NOUN in ADP the DET paragraph NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hyperbole det 3 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 paragraph case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 paragraph det 6 paragraph paragraph NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
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1 find imperative you not said here the hyperbole the paragraph vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hyperbole=Topic
Example 5 The advert's claim to be «the best in the universe» is hyperbole.
The tree, 13 words det nmod:poss case nsubj mark cop punct det nmod case det obl punct cop punct root The DET advert NOUN 's PART claim NOUN to PART be AUX « PUNCT the DET best ADJ in ADP the DET universe NOUN » PUNCT is AUX hyperbole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 advert det 2 advert advert NOUN Number=Sing 4 claim nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 advert case 4 claim claim NOUN Number=Sing 15 hyperbole nsubj 5 to to PART _ 9 best mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 best cop 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 best punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 best det 9 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 4 claim nmod 10 in in ADP _ 12 universe case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 universe det 12 universe universe NOUN Number=Sing 9 best obl 13 » » PUNCT _ 9 best punct 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 hyperbole cop 15 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing root root 16 . . PUNCT _ 15 hyperbole punct
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1 is in a quote to-infinitive the universe good property tree rules 2 is a present the advert's claim hyperbole tree rules 3 claim the advert nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 «This bag weighs a ton!» she said, using hyperbole.
punct det nsubj advcl det obj punct punct nsubj punct advcl obj punct root « PUNCT This DET bag NOUN weighs VERB a DET ton NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT she PRON said VERB , PUNCT using VERB hyperbole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct 2 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 bag det 3 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 4 weighs nsubj 4 weighs weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 said advcl 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ton det 6 ton ton NOUN Number=Sing 4 weighs obj 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 4 weighs punct 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 said nsubj 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 using punct 12 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 said advcl 13 hyperbole hyperbole NOUN Number=Sing 12 using obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 weigh in a quote present this bag a ton vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme ton=Value 2 say speech: express past she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 use gerund she not said here hyperbole vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hyperbole=Patient
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