Hyperbole Lesson

The rain pours, pours endlessly.

• hyperbole

• understatement

There came a summer day that was entirely for me.

• hyperbole

• understatement

My dog is big, so big indeed, when he drinks what he needs, the rivers of the Earth recede.

• hyperbole

• understatement

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

• hyperbole

• understatement

Which is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• The truck sank in the gooey mud.

• The truck is moving as slow as a snail.

• The truck is going at the speed of lightning.

• That truck cost me like a billion dollars!

A phrase or statement that is a huge exaggeration.

Ex: I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

• personification

What does the hyperbole "If I don't get the perfect piece of apple pie, I'll die" mean?

• They will be very upset if they don't get a perfect piece of apple pie.

• They won't die.

• They will actually die if they don't get the perfect piece.

Is this a Hyperbole or not a hyperbole?

The fall leaves are a billion different colors.

• hyperbole

• not hyperbole

Which of these is hyperbole?

• My grandparents are old.

• My grandparents are really old.

• My grandparent are older than the oceans.

• My grandparents are older than yours.

He was tired of life and too tired to die.

• hyperbole

• understatement