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1. This is completely true if it really does rain here every night. 1. This is completely true if it really does rain here every night.
2. It is a generalization if it is mostly true because it rains here most nights. 2. It is a generalization if it is mostly true because it rains here most nights.
3. It is a hyperbole if it is not nearly true, but the speaker said it perhaps because it rains here more often than he likes. 3. It is a hyperbole if it is not nearly true, but the speaker said it because it rains here more often than he likes.
**Hyperbole**: This is a figure of speech that uses **exaggeration**. A speaker deliberately describes something by an extreme or even unreal statement, usually to show his strong feeling or opinion about it. He expects people to understand that he is exaggerating. **Hyperbole**: This is a figure of speech that uses **exaggeration**. A speaker deliberately describes something by an extreme or even unreal statement, usually to show his strong feeling or opinion about it. He expects people to understand that he is exaggerating.