Hyperbole may also be used for instances of such exaggerations for emphasis or effect. Hyperboles are often used in casual speech as intensifiers, such as saying the bag weighed a ton. Hyperbole makes the point that the speaker found the bag to be extremely heavy, although it was nothing like a literal ton.
Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name Lowis, Lodovicus.This name is composed of the Germanic elements hlod and wig, meaning fame and war.The name developed into the Old French Clovis, Clouis, Louis; as well as into the German Ludwig.he surname Lewis is also an Americanization of several like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as  Levi , and of the Arab form of the name  Elias .
The Irish version of the surname is believed to have come from County Galway and County Antrim and spread to County Donegal and County Dublin. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic sept O'Cleirigh, meaning clerk. English surname origin: Clarke as well as Clark is also a popular surname in England.