The Study Of Hyperbole

In Chinese rhetoric, hyperbole is usually used. It has a long history and a deep cultural root. So it is important to study it. But at present, the research of hyperbole is not enough in the literary field. Based on the former experience and analysis of many hyperbole texts. We have a new view on hyperbole: make the name of hyperbole in the history clear and then define the hyperbole anew. It will help people to eliminate the misunderstanding of the definition of hyperbole; have a general discussion on the language, psychology and art; because we do not do very well on the study of the structure of hyperbole in the literary field, We put the emphasis on analysis of the structure of hyperbole, the structure of hyperbole has three parts: hyperbole objective, hyperbole image, hyperbole point, according to the structure of hyperbole, We make the classification of hyperbole more clear, and it will solve the problems, which existed in the former classification; at last, We have a specific argument on the function and the use of hyperbole.