Hyperbole and Oxymoron Practice

I am so hungry I could eat a horse!

• Hyperbole

• Hyperbolie

• Hyperbale

• Hyperboly

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

The final exam was easy as  ABC!

• Simile 

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

He was so hideous I got blind!

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I am the richest man in the world!

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

She was so pretty my eyes popped out!

• Onomatopia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Hiperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

I was so angry that I kicked an elephant all the way to Mars!

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Pepsi,it gives you wings.

• Hyperbol

• Hyperbole

• Hyperbale

• Simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following sentences is an example of hyperbole?

• She runs faster than the wind.

• The cake was a bit sweet.

• He is as tall as a tree.

• The book was interesting.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the oxymoron in the following sentence: 'The comedian was seriously funny.'

• comedian

• seriously funny

• funny

• seriously

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is the purpose of using hyperbole in writing?

• To create a realistic image

• To express a strong emotion

• To provide factual information

• To confuse the reader

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A