Hyperbole

What does the hyperbole "his brain is the size of a pea" mean?

• He is not very smart

• He likes vegetables

• He is very smart

• He is not very big

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CCSS.L.4.4A

What does the hyperbole "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" mean?

• I like to eat horse meat!

• I am so hungry I could eat a lot of food!

• I don't like horse meat!

• I can eat more than a horse!

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

What does the hyperbole "you're walking slower than a snail" mean?

• Snails don't walk they slide.

• The snails walk faster than you.

• Snails walk very slowly.

• You are walking very slowly.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

What does the hyperbole "the garden had a million flowers" mean?

• It's not a garden it's a park.

• The flowers were all different colours.

• There were lots of flowers in the garden.

• It was a big garden.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.L.4.4A

What does the hyperbole "I would move mountains for her" mean?

• I would do anything for her.

• I work as a structural engineer.

• She can't get over the mountain.

• She wants to live on the other side of the mountain.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5A

What does the hyperbole "Pat waited in the car forever" mean?

• Pat sat in the car for her entire life.

• Pat waited in the car a long time.

• Pat didn't want to wait in the car.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What does the hyperbole "Mom is going to punish me forever for ruining her new towels" mean?

• Mom will ground me for at least six months.

• Mom will not be happy.

• Mom will be happy.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

You had better put on gloves, or your fingers will freeze off.

• Your hands will be hot.

• Your fingers will freeze and fall off.

• Your fingers will be really cold.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

What is a hyperbole?

• An extreme exaggeration
• A little exaggeration
• Similar sounds
• Compares two things using like or as

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does the hyperbole "If I don't get the perfect piece of apple pie, I'll die" mean?

• They will be very upset if they don't get a perfect piece of apple pie.

• They won't die.

• They will actually die if they don't get the perfect piece.

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4