Hyperbole

Which of the following is the best definition for a hyperbole?

• Words used in different genres

• Something that is true

• An exaggerated statement

• A statement that is written clearly.

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What is the meaning behind the hyperbole: "I've told you this 10,000 times!"?

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What is the meaning behind the hyperbole: "This homework is going to take years!"?

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Create your own hyperboles!

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In the passage "The Worst Assignment Ever", the author says, "Oliver typed his fingers to the bone, but he completed his report before his family sat down to have dinner." What is meant by this hyperbole?

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In the passage "The Worst Assignment Ever", the author says, "Oliver stared at the clock in his classroom; the day seemed to be taking for ever to come to an end. We are going to be here for a million more years, Oliver thought." What is meant by this hyperbole?

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Identify a hyperbole within the paragraph, then tell me what that hyperbole means.

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Identify a hyperbole within the paragraph, then tell me what that hyperbole means.

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Identify a hyperbole within the paragraph, then tell me what that hyperbole means.

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How do you feel about hyperboles now?

• I can identify hyperboles and can determine the meaning behind them! I can teach this to a friend.

• I can identify hyperboles and determine the meaning behind them.

• I know what a hyperbole is, but I am not able to determine the meaning behind it.

• I am still confused on what a hyperbole is.

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