Hyperbole

What is a hyperbole?

• A thing that is wrongly perceived or interpreted

• Word imitation of a sound

• Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken seriously

• Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

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Which is an example of a hyperbole?

• You snore louder than a freight train.

• Opportunity knocked at his door.

• The world is my oyster.

• The burning wood hissed and crackled.

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Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.

• She is the prettiest women in the entire universe.

• She is a beautiful flower.

• She is very pretty.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a cow.

• Hyperbole

• Not Hyperbole

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I'm taller than you.

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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Which is an example of a hyperbole?

• She is as tough as nails.

• He ran like a cheetah.

• I ran a million miles yesterday.

• She whispered to her neighbor.

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It's raining cats and dogs.

What does this hyperbole mean?

• It's only sprinkling.

• There's a tornado.

• It's raining really hard.

• There's a tsunami.

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I've told you a million times, pick up your dirty socks.

What does this hyperbole mean?

• They've been told a lot to pick up their socks.

• They've only been told once to pick up their socks.

• They've never been told to pick up their socks.

• They've been told a few times to pick up their socks.

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I had to walk to the ends of the Earth to find you.

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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I'm so tired I could sleep for a million years.

• Hyperbole

• Not hyperbole

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