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Is I'm starving verbal irony or hyperbole?

Anonymous

∙ 11y ago

Updated: 9/23/2023

It's a hyperbole because you are not really starving. A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration and "I'm starving" is pretty extreme! Verbal Irony is not the same as a hyperbole.

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