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Which of the following sentences doesn't have hyperbole?
a) That car is as fast as the speed of lightning!
b) My dog barked angrily at the mailman!
c) Her smile was a mile wide!
d) Molly works her fingers to the bone!
What is the definition of hyperbole?
a) Words that have the same letter or sound at the beginning.
b) The comparison of one thing with another thing using the words like or as.
c) Giving human traits to animals.
d) An exaggerated statement that you hope isn't taken seriously.
What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence: My mom is going to kill me!
a) This person’s mom intends to hurt him or her badly.
b) This person’s mom is planning to kill him or her.
c) This person has angered his or her mom and is afraid of her response.
d) This person is afraid for his or her life.
What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence: it's so fluffy I'm going to die!
a) The stuffed animal is going to kill the little girl named Agnes.
b) The little girl, Agnes, is being suffocated by the stuffed unicorn.
c) Agnes is really excited about receiving a really fluffy stuffed unicorn.
d) Agnes is going to die because she swallowed a piece of her stuffed unicorn.
What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence about a diner in New York: World's best coffee!
a) The world has decided that the diner has the world's absolute best coffee.
b) The diner is trying to make a point that they have really good coffee.
c) New York decided that the diner has the world's best coffee.
d) America decided that the diner has the world's best coffee.
Which sentence has hyperbole?
a) I am so disappointed because I forgot my homework at home.
b) I have homework tonight.
c) My homework is going to take forever.
d) As I watched a movie, my homework screamed at me from my backpack.
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
a) The wind grabbed my arm.
b) The wind knocked over that house.
c) The wind is so cold that I'm going to die.
d) The wind carefully whispered in my ear.
Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?
a) That truck sank in the gooey mud!
b) That truck is going the speed of lightening!
c) That truck cost me a billion dollars!
d) That truck is going as slow as a snail!
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?
a) I could sleep for an hour.
b) I haven't gotten any sleep all night.
c) I could sleep right now.
d) I could sleep for a week.
What figure(s) of speech does the following sentence have: The sloth blew me a kiss from the tree; I thought I was going to die!
a) Simile and metaphors
b) Just hyperbole
c) Personification and hyperbole
d) Just personification
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