hyperbole

overstatement

Claim beyond the facts

• embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
• amplificationIncrease in intensity
• inflationSustained price level increase

magnification · overkill · stretch · distortion · caricature · puffery · aggrandizement · overemphasis · excess · bombast

satire

Mockery exposing vice

• parodySatirical imitation
• farceAbsurd, laughable situation
• comedyWork meant to amuse

sarcasm · irony · absurdity · wit · caricature · mockery · lampoon · burlesque · spoof · jest

metaphor

Implied identity comparison

• simileComparison via "as"
• litotesUnderstatement via negation
• understatementIntentional diminishment for effect

oxymoron · antithesis · paradox · euphemism · irony · rhetorical · eloquence · oratory · persuasion · figure of speech

dramatic

Strikingly expressive or sudden

• melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
• histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
• operaticOf staged musical drama

hammy · overacting · flamboyant · showy · campy · stagy · grandiose · bombastic · ostentatious · spectacular

stress

Pressure, mental or vocal

• intensityStrength or force level
• underlineLine beneath text
• underscoreLow horizontal text mark

highlight · spotlight · accentuation · foregrounding · amplification · weight · force · dramatic effect · heightening · intensification

• comedy termsjokes, puns, wit, sarcasm, irony
• comedy writingjoke, jokes, comedy, satire, parody
• hyper-hyperactive, hyperlink, hypertension, hyperspace, hyperventilate
• jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
• poetry termspoetry, rhyme, verse, rhythm, meter
• clickbaitclickbait, curiosity gap, listicle, listicles, sensationalism