exaggeration
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thumb|250px|right|1796 fashion caricature by Richard Newton (caricaturist)|Richard Newton parodying a woman's headdress, gown style and extra-slim tights using exaggeration
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thumb|250px|right|1796 fashion caricature by Richard Newton (caricaturist)|Richard Newton parodying a woman's headdress, gown style and extra-slim tights using exaggeration
Exaggeration is the representation of something as more extreme or dramatic than it is, intentionally or unintentionally. It can be a rhetorical device or figure of speech, used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “exaggeration” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.