Hyperbole, Hyperbole!

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• An exaggerated statement that is doesn't really mean what it says.

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

• There is a lot to do tomorrow.

• There is a lot to do today.

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

Select the statement that is NOT a hyperbole.

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

• The brick house was very beautiful.

What does this statement really mean? "I am dying to see that movie in theatres!"

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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CCSS.L.7.5A

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What does the following hyperbole mean? "It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets."

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, I could not eat it.

What is the exaggeration in the following sentence called? I am so tired, I can sleep for a year straight.

• hyperbale

• hyperbile

• hyperbole

• hyperbus

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CCSS.RL.5.5

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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