Hyperbole - Exaggerating much?

Hyperboles are phrases that ______________________________________.

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate to emphasise a point

• give person-like qualities to animals and thing

• have a different meaning than the words.

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Hyperbole or not?

Mary will be back in just a second.

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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Hyperbole or not?

After using Lina's hair shampoo, my hair is as long as the Nile River.

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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Hyperbole or not?

I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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Hyperbole or not?

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

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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Which of these is an hyperbole?

• I drank a lot.

• I had an ocean of water to drink.

• Chad drinks more than anyone.

• I love water!

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Which of these is an 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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Which of these is an 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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Which of these is an hyperbole?

• Can't you get this question correct?

• I went skating last Tuesday.

• Mr Smith was older than Earth itself.

• Marcella was very, very cold.

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Explain the hyperbole: If we compiled all of her texts, she would have written a book by now.

• It suggests that she is a prolific writer.

• It suggests that she writes very long texts.

• It suggests that she loves to write.

• It suggests that she writes very good stories.

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