Hyperbole in informational text

What is hyperbole?

In the passage, "The team's victory was a million times sweeter than candy" is hyperbole because:

Why include hyperbole in a sports article?

Which is hyperbole in a travel guide?

What makes "a million times sweeter" not literal?

Match each hyperbole to its role in an informational text. A. "The crowd cheered a thousand times louder" (event recap) B. "This invention changed the world a billion ways" (tech history) C. "The drought lasted forever" (climate report) D. "Stars number in the trillions" (space facts—but exaggerated for wonder)

Match the hyperbole to the topic. A. "Homework piles up like a mountain" B. "The storm raged for eternity" C. "Fans waited hours—felt like years" D. "The menu has endless choices"

Categorise these as hyperbole (H) or understatement (U). A. The line was a bit long. B. Traffic crawled slower than a snail on vacation. C. It rained slightly. D. The book weighed a ton.

Categorise by purpose: emphasize size (S) or time (T). A. "The elephant was as big as a house" (zoo guide) B. "Summer vacation flew by in a blink" (school calendar) C. "The library holds a universe of books" (reading promo) D. "Ages passed before lunch" (daily routine text)

Write a hyperbole for a traffic jam in a city planning article.