Hyperbole

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

• An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

• an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

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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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Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

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Select the statement that features a hyperbole.

• Kaliyah went to Six Flags recently.

• Grandmother is older than the hills.

• Outside was extremely cold.

• Chips and guacamole are so delicious.

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Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.
• She is the prettiest woman 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 so hungry I could eat a cow.

• Hyperbole
• Not hyperbole

 I’m dying to see that movie! 

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

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My great-grandmother will turn 104 years old tomorrow.

• Hyperbole
• Not a Hyperbole

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My great-grandmother will turn 104 years old tomorrow.

• Hyperbole
• Not a Hyperbole