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Figurative language: Hyperbole (C)

Figurative language: Hyperbole (C)

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English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.11-12.5A

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Figurative language: Hyperbole (C)

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As you watch the first video, listen carefully to the lyrics of the song!

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Open Ended

What do you think 'hyperbole' does?

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Hyperbole

Hyperbole is a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or comedy.


*exaggeration - a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.

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Multiple Choice

The joke was so funny that she nearly died of laughter.


- What does this mean?

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she almost died

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she laughed a lot

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she died after laughing so much

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Multiple Choice

It was raining so hard that it seemed like the town would be washed away


- Which part of this sentence is an exaggeration?

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raining so hard

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so hard

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the town would be washed away

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Multiple Choice

He was so hungry that he could eat an elephant right now.


- Which part of this sentence is an exaggeration/ hyperbole?

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he was so hungry

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he could eat an elephant

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right now

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Multiple Choice

Which is the exaggeration/ hyperbole?

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I'm so tired

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I could sleep for a year

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Figurative language: Hyperbole (C)

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