Developing Artistic Writing.pdf - Brevard Public Schools

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Hyperbole
A hyperbole is a type of figurative language that uses exaggeration to make writing more
interesting.
In the following sentences, underline the hyperbole and write the literal meaning underneath.
1. He was so big, he used a tree trunk as a toothpick.
2. The town is so small, you had better not blink or you will miss seeing it.
3. I have told you a million times today to clean your room.
4. I was so hungry, I could eat a horse.
5. The boy ran so slow in the race that a turtle could have beaten him.
6. The teacher is so busy we have to make appointments three weeks in advance to ask a question.
7. I am so tired I could sleep for a thousand years.
8. I can run so fast that a Lamborghini can’t even keep up with me.
9. My mother is so tall that she looks down at the giraffes at the zoo.
10. Her shoes are so big they look like canoes.
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