Hyperbole and Onomatopoeia

What is onomatopoeia?

• The repetition of letter sounds

• An obvious exaggeration

• A word that names a sound

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• name sounds

• repeat letter sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

I'm so hungry I could eat an elephant.

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

She is dying of boredom

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

The cat purred as he pet it

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

It was so quiet she could hear a pin drop

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

The fireman broke through the door with a bang!

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

The dog barked as someone walked by

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

His book bag weighed a ton

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Cars honked in the traffic

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole