Hyperbole,Litotes

That hotel room was so small that even the mice had hunched
shoulders.

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Every word Laurie says is a lie, including “a” and “the.”

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I’ve wanted to go to France since the beginning of time.

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

It isn’t very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Shakespeare was not unfamiliar with poetry.

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

He is no fool.

• Understatement
• Hyperbole
• Litotes
• Antithesis

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things
• exaggerate
• give person-like qualities to animals and things
• have a different meaning than the words.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• It is a tasty pie.
• It was the tastiest pie in the entire universe.
• The pie tasted very good.
• "Wow, I really love green bean pie," said Mr. Wood.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?
Donald was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• The boy was taller then me.
• He had a bite-sized candy bar.
• They lived in a small house.
• The boy was taller than Earth.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A