1). Hyperbole is an exaggeration or a statement that something has either much more or much less of quality than it truly has. Children often delight in hyperbole because it appeal to their strong sense of the absurd. A good example is an extract from Sharon Hendricks' My Dog.
- The wag of his tail causes hurricanes
- His jump causes falling rocks.
- He eats a mountain of dog food
-And drinks a water fall dry
( 2). Sense imagery. A poet will play on one or more of the five senses in descriptive and narrative language.
- Sight may be awakened through the depiction of beauty.
- Hearing may be evoked by the sounds of a city street.
- Smell and taste may be recalled through the description of a fish left too long in the sun.
- Touch can be sensitized through the description discomfort of wearing shoes with some pebbles inside.