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FUNCTIONS OF LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES HYPERBOLE
Scientific supervisor: G‘ofurova Sarvaraxon
Student: Shokirova Sarvinoz Oybek qizi
Andijan state institute of foreign languages
Аbstrаct
The purposes of hyperbole as a lexical stylistic device in literature and ordinary
speech are examined in this article. Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or impact is
known as hyperbole, and it can be used to create vivid images, increase emotional
intensity, and promote humor, among other things.
Keywords:
Hyperbole, stylistic device, discussion, improvement, novel,
experience, inversion.
The audience is not expected to accept that this character actually killed a bear
when he was "only three" or that he knew "every tree." Rather, Davy Crockett's frontier
experience is exaggerated and made to seem larger than life through the use of
hyperbole. In tall tales, folklore, and folk tales, hyperbole is a common literary device.
The audience is aware that these assertions are meant to highlight the characters'
qualities rather than to be accepted literally. Overstatement and hyperbole can be
synonyms for one another and are frequently used interchangeably. Hyperbole and
overstatement, however, differ slightly in how they are used and what they are meant
to accomplish. An exaggeration or a statement that goes beyond what most people
would find realistic is called an overstatement [1;9].
A hyperbole is also an exaggeration, yet it is often more extreme than an
overstatement and its intended effect is as a literary or rhetorical device. Both
overstatement and hyperbole are figures of speech and are not meant to be understood
literally. Hyperbole, however, is utilized as a device in literature and rhetoric, not just
a form of figurative language. Why hyperbola? They release and release the educator
from the circle of truth. Hyperbole plays an important role in literature because it
invigorates our speech and gives us an emotional and mental state as the author or
narrator of the text. This gives them the opportunity to present the oral environment of
the story clearly and correctly. Hyperbole device function-to give brightness,
emotionality and reliability to the text. In addition, he often works by humorous writers
to create satirical images for the heroes of his works, which gives the reader the
opportunity to return his imagination to life in his imagination. The task of "finding
Hyperbola in the text" is very simple, because speech among others turns into
pronounced syllables, which are distinguished by the fact that they exist. Examples of
use: "the eyes of this girl were surprised by the size of a saucer" or "this dog was the
size of an elephant". All these phrases are a visible addition of reality, because you do
not meet such a girl on the street big eyes or a dog of the size of an elephant, because
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in nature they are not and cannot be either. These are the most simple examples using
a stylistic tool, which is considered in the language of Russian literature. Metaphor and
hyperbole are commonly used literary devices. A writer uses metaphor to compare
things with some other persons or things. At times, it is an unusual comparison.
Sometimes it seems overstatement which is not meant normally. In the case of
hyperbole, it is different because its usage is meant to exaggerate and not take the thing
or idea literally. The statement that his words are music could be an overstatement but
not always. Hence it is a metaphor. However, to say that his words are the greatest
melody that was ever heard is an exaggeration and this is hyperbole, which is always
meant to exaggerate things. As hyperbole is meant to overstate and exaggerate things,
it is also meant to bring humor. Therefore, using hyperbole in satire makes things or
ideas or persons larger than life or lesser than life with exaggeration or even
understatement [2;56].
Hyperbole is effective as a literary device in many ways. By exaggerating
something in an extreme way, whether it is a character’s traits, writer’s tone, theme, or
idea, hyperbole can capture a reader’s attention. In addition, it can cause the reader to
question a narrator’s reliability, reflect on the writer’s true intention, or provide a level
of absurd humor for entertainment. Swift’s satirical essay reflects his view of the
oppressive policies and attitudes toward Ireland and the poor on the part of the British
people and overall aristocracy in the early eighteenth century. This is one of the most
famous hyperbolic passages in literature, as Swift suggests selling and using Irish
children as a food source to relieve the economic plight of the Irish people. Of course,
this “proposal” is a figure of speech and intended as an extreme exaggeration rather
than a literal solution. However, the practical and almost casual tone with which Swift
delivers his hyperbole is as shocking for readers as what he appears to be suggesting.
As a literary and rhetorical device in the essay, hyperbole achieves a serious and ironic
effect for the reader. We can say everything classical works rely on the transmission of
the author's feelings to the reader, transferring it to the situation in which he himself
created it. In literature, hyperbole classical works were very actively used by many
famous authors. Artistic expression, rich in literary means, will help these authors the
best way to express their opinion to the reader. Thus, when studying the works of
Classics, students are looking for epithets, comparisons, personification, and try to
understand why the writer used this or that technique. Among the artistic means
hyperbole also applies, we will consider. Consider what Hyperbola is, its examples are
presented below. This is a special deliberate exaggeration, which allows the author to
achieve the desired effect. This term is very ancient, the technique began to be used in
ancient times [3;31].
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Use for hyperbole expression language means: words, word combinations and
sentences. The simplest examples: Hyperbola is widely used in Russian. Examples
show that we often use this technique without even paying attention to it. For example,
quote; I told you a thousand times!" In this case," a thousand times " is an exaggeration,
because the author of the statement, first of all, many times did not say anything.
Secondly, he did not calculate the number of repetitions. Another example of hyperbole
in Russian: "We have not seen each other for a hundred years." People who come here
have not met for a long time, but certainly for a hundred years. Saying that he has
millions of problems, the man now claims that he has a black line in his life, and there
cannot be said about the exact quantitative definition of problems. Satirists often rely
on hyperbole to emphasize a point and focus a reader’s attention on a socio-political or
economic problem. Unfortunately, there were people in Swift’s time that made a literal
interpretation of his modest proposal. This caused a backlash among certain members
of the aristocracy due to their misunderstanding of his hyperbole. However, for a
modern audience, rather than discounting Swift’s essay as something ridiculous, his
hyperbolic proposal achieves its intended effect by causing the reader to reflect on the
underlying problems that would result in such a dramatic literary essay–both in Swift’s
time and today [4].
In conclusion, we examined instances of hyperbole and its application by word
masters. By utilizing this style, authors can make their discourse expressive and
figurative, drawing the reader's attention to any aspect of the person or thing being
described. Furthermore, the author used purposeful exaggeration to convey his
perspective on the events.
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