Hyperbole and Understatement

When I die shatter the sky with trumpets above my grave.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The elderly woman who was thrown from the train was having a rough morning.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A billion balloons congratulating the graduates graduating, "We're glad you made it."

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

My teacher assigned a thick homework packet, two book reports, and a 10-page research project, so I guess that I'm going to be a little busy this weekend.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The next closest star to the Earth is a mere 4.22 light-years away.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Cool, quiet, green stars. I will tear them out of the sky and squeeze them over an old silver cup for you.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Kidnapping the bride at her wedding was a slight of breach of decorum.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Let's just say that our son was not pleased to find his new Gamebox 4000 at the bottom of the swimming pool.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.

• Hyperbole

• Not a hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A