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A hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to show emphasis or to invoke a feeling or to create a visual image. For example, let’s look at the following sentence.
She is as big as a whale.
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Unlike a metaphor that compares one thing with another, a hyperbole does not compare two things. Rather, it exaggerates a condition, emotion or size by trying to create a feeling and/or visual image for the hearer or reader to be able to understand what the speaker or writer is trying to relay. So in the sentence above, “She” is not being compared to a “whale” but rather the statement is an exaggeration of her overall size.
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For each of the sentences listed below, determine which answer is the meaning of the underlined hyperbole and which shows the image the writer is trying to relay.
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I am so hungry I could eat a horse. |
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go horseback riding |
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eat very little |
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eat a really big meal |
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eat an animal |
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2.
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After eating that meal Mario will weigh a ton. |
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will be the weight of an elephant |
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will weigh a lot more |
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will weigh less |
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will weigh a little bit more |
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3.
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The fish he caught was so huge it could have swallowed the boat he was in. |
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it could have completely consumed the boat |
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it could have taken a good chunk out of the boat |
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it could have capsized the boat |
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it could have sunk the boat |
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4.
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Betsy was so angry with him she could have thrown him all the way to kingdom come! |
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hurled him through time |
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sent him on his way |
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done a lot of damage to him |
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had the strength to really send him sailing through the air |
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5.
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I have a million things to do that I don’t know where to start. |
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literally a million things to do |
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overwhelming tasks |
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a large number of tasks to take care of |
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very little to do |
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6.
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His head was bursting with new ideas! |
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was exploding with new ideas |
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was filling up with many new ideas |
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was getting bigger with new ideas |
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was splitting apart with new ideas |
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7.
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She lost so much weight she must be as light as a feather. |
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hardly weigh anything |
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be as light as air |
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be the weight of a bird |
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eat like a bird |
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8.
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When Jeffrey turns sideways he completely disappears. |
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he becomes invisible |
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he evaporates into thin air |
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it's magical |
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he is so skinny it's almost hard to see him |
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9.
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His cell phone is an ancient relic. |
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from a different time period |
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from a museum |
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very old |
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unusable |
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10.
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He learned to drive when dinosaurs were roaming the planet. |
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before cars were invented |
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a very, very long time ago |
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before man was on the planet |
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before ancient creatures were extinct |
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1.
|
I am so hungry I could eat a horse. |
|
[ ] |
go horseback riding |
[ ] |
eat very little |
[x] |
eat a really big meal |
[ ] |
eat an animal |
|
|
2.
|
After eating that meal Mario will weigh a ton. |
|
[ ] |
will be the weight of an elephant |
[x] |
will weigh a lot more |
[ ] |
will weigh less |
[ ] |
will weigh a little bit more |
|
|
3.
|
The fish he caught was so huge it could have swallowed the boat he was in. |
|
[x] |
it could have completely consumed the boat |
[ ] |
it could have taken a good chunk out of the boat |
[ ] |
it could have capsized the boat |
[ ] |
it could have sunk the boat |
|
|
4.
|
Betsy was so angry with him she could have thrown him all the way to kingdom come! |
|
[ ] |
hurled him through time |
[ ] |
sent him on his way |
[ ] |
done a lot of damage to him |
[x] |
had the strength to really send him sailing through the air |
|
|
5.
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I have a million things to do that I don’t know where to start. |
|
[ ] |
literally a million things to do |
[ ] |
overwhelming tasks |
[x] |
a large number of tasks to take care of |
[ ] |
very little to do |
|
|
6.
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His head was bursting with new ideas! |
|
[ ] |
was exploding with new ideas |
[x] |
was filling up with many new ideas |
[ ] |
was getting bigger with new ideas |
[ ] |
was splitting apart with new ideas |
|
|
7.
|
She lost so much weight she must be as light as a feather. |
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[x] |
hardly weigh anything |
[ ] |
be as light as air |
[ ] |
be the weight of a bird |
[ ] |
eat like a bird |
|
|
8.
|
When Jeffrey turns sideways he completely disappears. |
|
[ ] |
he becomes invisible |
[ ] |
he evaporates into thin air |
[ ] |
it's magical |
[x] |
he is so skinny it's almost hard to see him |
|
|
9.
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His cell phone is an ancient relic. |
|
[ ] |
from a different time period |
[ ] |
from a museum |
[x] |
very old |
[ ] |
unusable |
|
|
10.
|
He learned to drive when dinosaurs were roaming the planet. |
|
[ ] |
before cars were invented |
[x] |
a very, very long time ago |
[ ] |
before man was on the planet |
[ ] |
before ancient creatures were extinct |
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