Hyperbole

Hyperboles are phrases that

• compare two unlike things

• exaggerate

• give person-like qualities to animals and things

• have a different meaning than the words.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I could sleep for an hour.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• Hyperbole

• Not a Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• The boy was taller then me.

• He had a bite-sized candy bar.

• They lived in a small house.

• The boy was taller than Earth.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Harold ate three hot dogs for dinner!

• Hyperbole

• Not a Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

• There are a million things to do today.

• There is nothing to do today.

• There is a lot to do tomorrow.

• There is a lot to do today.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of these is the best definition of imagery?

• anything that is literal

• giving a human trait to something non-human

• language that appeals to the reader's five senses

• descriptions that are not literally true

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The aroma of chocolate filled the air.

What sense is the author trying to appeal too?

• sight

• sound

• smell

• touch

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CCSS.RL.3.1

This sentence appeals to which sense:

The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward.

• sound
• sight
• smell
• touch

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4