Hyperbole and Oxymoron Practice

Wilshane has tons of video games.

• Hyperbolie

• Hyperbali

• Hyperbole

• Hyperboly

Kozmy is so big he could break a tower!

• Hyperbole

• Hyperbolie

• Hyperbale

• Hyperboly

Determine which type of figurative language is used in the following example:

"I have loved you for a thousand years; I'll love you for a thousand more."

-From "A Thousand Years," by Christina Perri

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

Determine which type of figurative language is used in the following example:

My grandmother's homemade buttermilk biscuits are awfully good.

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Pun

• Onomatopoeia

Determine which type of figurative language is used in the following example:

After the practice, the athlete had to use an icy hot patch to soothe his muscles.

• Pun

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Idiom

I’ve told my student a billion times that they should always write their mailbox number and last name on their papers!

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

An exaggerated statement that cannot happen

• hyperbole

• rhyme

• rhythm

• personification

Which of the following sentences contains a hyperbole?

• She runs faster than the wind.

• The cake was sweet and delicious.

• He is as tall as a tree.

• The sun is shining brightly.

Identify the oxymoron in the following sentence: 'The comedian was seriously funny.'

• comedian

• seriously funny

• funny

• seriously

What is the purpose of using hyperbole in writing?

• To create a realistic image

• To express strong emotion

• To confuse the reader

• To provide factual information