Buzzing About Hyperboles

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• I ate a large bowl of pasta.

• I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• My stomach made noises when I was hungry

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• I stayed up all night, so I was tired.

• When I got sick, I slept day and night.

• I am so tired, I could sleep for a year.

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• I was so nervous when I sang on stage.

• On stage, I could feel the world staring at me.

• The lights shining in my eyes were extremely bright.

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• The package took a million years to get to me.

• The package was delivered to my house today.

• It was the biggest package I've ever seen.

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• Babies need milk to grow strong bodies.

• I need to have milk to drink with my cookies.

• If I don't get some milk soon, I will die!

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• I was wishing that the phone would ring.

• I've been waiting forever for him to call me!

• My phone sat quietly on the table.

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• I have five pages of homework due tomorrow.

• I have 10 tons of homework to do tonight.

• My teacher assigned homework eight weeks ago.

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• "I've told you to brush your teeth a thousand times," Mom said.

• "You do not have to brush your teeth tonight," said Dad

• "Eating candy can rot your teeth," said Mom

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• I do not care about being embarrassed.

• Embarrassment cannot always be examined physically.

• I was so embarrassed, I thought I might die.

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