It is a figure in which a deliberate overstatement is made for emphasis.It is also known as exaggeration.In this figure always something more,whether in favor of or against a person or thing,is said .In it the exaggeration is made for emphasis,not for deeption .It is either for serious or comic effect.
In the example 'He offers you a thousand regrets,'we notice that the speaker has made a hyperbolic statement i.e.only one regret is meant but a thousand regrets are told .
The main characteristics of hyperbole are given bellow:
1. A thing or a person is not presented in the normal state.
2. Such thing are magnified beyond their natural bounds .
3.The exaggeration occurs under the influence of some overpowering feeling.
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