Hyperbole, 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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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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 is NOT a hyperbole.

• Tina's baby sister is smaller than a mustard seed.

• The brick mansion is as grand as the castles in England.

• Amari ate a truckload of lo-mein.

• Carrie's personality is larger than life.

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The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

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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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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.

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Explain the following hyperbole: It was hotter than ten thousand suns on the boardwalk this summer.

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

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