Hyperbole and Idioms

I wish the test was over. I have butterflies in my stomach.

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The principal was so shocked that his jaw dropped to the floor.

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Uh-oh! You're in hot water.

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Jack's mother was disappointed when he decided to throw in the towel.

• hyperbole

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

This assignment took 100 years!

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Kopper is the apple of my eye. 

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Idiom 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

That joke knocked my socks off. 

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• She is as pretty as a flower.

• She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.

• She is a beautiful flower.

• She is very pretty.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is a hyperbole?

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

• a comparison using like or as.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does "a picture is worth a thousand words" mean?

• sometimes it is easier to understand a picture than a description

• looking for something small in a huge space

• listening intently

• Everything is going your way

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B