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Hyperbole. As in, "I'm going to kill you!"

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An extravagant exaggeration for effect in language is called hyperbole. It involves intentionally and dramatically overstating something to create emphasis or add emphasis to a statement. For example, saying "I've told you a million times" when you've only said something a few times is an example of hyperbole.

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