Hyperbole

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Literature Mind Map on Hyperbole, created by lou-lou-444 on 12/10/2013.
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Hyperbole
  1. an extravagant, exaggerated figure of speech
    1. intensifies the larger-than-life nature of the charaters and their emotions
      1. exalted language of the lovers
        1. elevates their passion and places it on a grand scale
        2. Antony as a fierce warrior
          1. hyperbolic ways of expressing his extraordinary military qualities
          2. Cleopatra's identification with the goddess
            1. shows how the hyperbolic style presents her in a rarefied light
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