Hyperbole and Oxymoron Practice

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• I had an ocean of water to drink.

• I drank a lot of water.

• Chad drinks more water than anyone.

• I love water!

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.

Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Pick the hyperbole below:

• Can't you get this question correct?

• Mr. Smith is older than the hills.

• I went skating last Tuesday.

• Marcella was very, very cold. 

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.

Match the definition with the term:
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• alliteration

Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Match the definition with the term:
two terms, side-by-side, that are normally contradictory

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• alliteration

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.

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses self contradictory terms back to back.

• True

• False