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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1439237
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-096X
EISSN: EISSN-1939-9006
The Most Important Project of Our Time! Hyperbole as a Discourse Feature of Student Writing
Zachary C. Beare; Marcus Meade
College Composition and Communication, v67 n1 p64-86 2015
Through an analysis of student writing and interviews, this article examines hyperbole as a neglected rhetorical device. The authors trouble notions of hyperbole as error and argue for a--reconceptualization of hyperbole as potentially highly communicative and able to convey emotional tone, passion, and significance while maintaining brevity.
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric, Writing Strategies, Language Styles, Definitions, Writing Research, Psychological Patterns, Freshman Composition, Writing Attitudes, Persuasive Discourse
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