Alliteration & Hyperbole

What is alliteration?

• the repetition of vowel sounds inside of nearby words

• the repetition of consonant sounds inside of nearby words

• the repetition of the beginning sounds of nearby words

• the feeling a reader gets from a text

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Casey at the Bat" contains alliteration?

Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell

It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;

It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,

For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

• "Then from five thousand throats"

• "It rattled in the dell;"

• "It pounded on the mountain"

• "was advancing to the bat."

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Little Birds" contains alliteration?

Little Birds are feeding

Justices with jam,

Rich in frizzled ham:

Rich, I say, in oysters

Haunting shady cloisters -

That is what I am.

• "Little birds are feeding"

• "Justices with jam"

• "Rich in frizzled ham"

• "That is what I am"

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which detail from the lyrics below contains alliteration?

Now an animal's life cycle is sort of the same,

Here's an example of a mammal—hmm, let me explain.

Take a puppy that's inside of its mom,

It's born with its eyes shut—it doesn't know what's going on.

• "life cycle is sort of the same,"

• "Here's an example of a mammal"

• "Hmm, let me explain."

• "It doesn't know what's going on"

How could the following sentence be rewritten to contain alliteration?

I accidentally left my phone at home.

• I accidentally left my phone in the basement.

• I fled, forgetting my phone was in the family room.

• I neglected to get my phone when I left the apartment.

• I've left my phone on the sofa many times before.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of these sentences contains an example of hyperbole?

• The room was hotter than the air outside.

• The room was almost as hot as an oven.

• The room was so hot my face melted.

• The room was very hot.

Which sentence from the passage below contains a hyperbole?

Jamie could always tell when her brother was sleeping. His snoring was louder than a chainsaw. She never had friends sleep over, so she wouldn't have to explain it. Trying to sleep in her house was like trying to sleep at a rock concert. It only ended when the sun came up, and his alarm clock rang.

• "His snoring was louder than a chainsaw."

• "Jamie could always tell when her brother was sleeping."

• "It only ended when the sun came up, and his alarm clock rang."

• "She never had friends sleep over, so she wouldn't have to explain it."

What is the purpose of the hyperbole in the following passage?

I can't believe I broke that vase. My mom's going to be furious! She loves that vase more than anything in the entire world. She's going to ground me forever.

• to convince the reader that the vase is beautiful

• to convey the author's feelings about their mother

• to add urgency and drama to the story

• to tell the facts exactly as they are

Read the sentence below. Which of these revisions removes the hyperbole?

I have told you a million times to clean your room.

• If I have to tell you to clean your room one more time, you'll never see your friends again!

• I've never seen a dirtier, messier room in my entire life!

• I have told you three times to clean your room.

• You are the messiest kid in the world!

Read the sentence below. Which of these revisions adds hyperbole?

I like pizza.

• Pizza is my favorite food.

• I love the salty, cheesy tastes of pizza.

• I love pizza so much I want to marry it.

• I love pizza like a monkey loves bananas.