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.

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.

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.

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.

Select the option that makes the following sentence a hyperbole. The chicken noodle soup was really hot with pepper.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper that my mouth was on fire.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, my eyes watered.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, but tasted really good.

• The chicken noodle soup was so hot with pepper, I could not eat it.

The statement, "Rayne's sports car is faster than Aniyah's truck" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

The statement, "I am so hungry I can eat a slice of pie" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

My house was colder than Antartica.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

If I don't eat right now I am going to die.

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

The computer was older than a dinosaur.

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole