Hyperbole, Personification, & Idioms

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

I was so hungry I could eat a horse.

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole

His new car was as fast as my dad's truck.

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

• A word that is a sound

• An exaggeration

The piano sang a mournful song.

• Personification

• NOT Personification

Which is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled at us

• The sun is like a light bulb

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The cookies smelled like a delicious cake.

• The cookies smell delicious.

• The delicious cookies are a dream.

• The delicious smell of cookies walked me to the kitchen

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• I had an ocean of water to drink.

• Chad drinks more than anyone.

• I drank a lot.

I have a million things to do today.

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole

Harold ate three hot dogs for dinner!

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole