Hyperbole

What is a hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration
• A little exaggeration
• Similar sounds
• Compares two things using like or as

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Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
• She is a beautiful flower.
• She is very pretty.

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Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language is being used?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• hyperbole

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I'm so hungry I could eat a cow.

• Hyperbole
• Not hyperbole

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I have a ton of things to do!

• Not hyperbole
• Hyperbole

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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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Choose the answer that is not a hyperbole.

• My house is as big as North America.
• My brother is smaller than a seed.
• I ate a truck-full of food.
• I'm taller then you.

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It was so cold, I saw polar bears putting on jackets. 

• Hyperbole
• Simile

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 I’m dying to see that movie! 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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I've told you a million times to write your name on the paper as soon as you get it. 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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