Hyperbole 7th ELA

Which is an example of a hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!

• The wind howled in the night.

• She was quiet as a mouse.

• BOOM!

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What is a hyperbole?

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

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Pick the hyperbole below:

• Can't you get this question correct?
• Mr. Smith is older than the hills.
• I went skating last Tuesday.
• Marcella was very, very cold. 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Which of these is a hyperbole?

• The boy was taller than me.

• He had a bite-sized candy bar.

• They lived in a small house.

• The boy was taller than Earth.

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 than you.

She was the sunshine to our day!

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Her brain is the size of a pea

• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor

She was as pretty as my last girlfriend!

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

The automobile is as fast as my pick-up truck.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

I could sleep for an hour.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole