Hyperbole

Which is a hyperbole

• The clock killed my ears.

• The clock is ringing.

• The dog is barking.

• I walk around the house.

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

• An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

• an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

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

• There are a million things to do today.

• There is nothing to do today.

• There is a lot to do tomorrow.

• There is a lot to do today.

Select the statement that is NOT a hyperbole.

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

• The brick mansion is as grand as the castles in England.

• Amari ate a truckload of lo-mein.

• Carrie's personality is larger than life.

The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

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.

The statement, "I am so hungry, I could eat a horse" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

The statement, "Rayne's sports car is faster than Aniyah's truck" is a hyperbole. True or False?

• True

• False

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.

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

• hyperbale

• hyperbile

• hyperbole

• hyperbus