This document defines and provides examples of hyperbole, which is a figure of speech that exaggerates or overstates something for emphasis or effect. It lists common hyperbolic phrases like "I nearly died laughing" and "I was hopping mad." The document then asks the reader to identify which examples from a list contain hyperbole by writing H or N. It explains hyperbole is used to emphasize or exaggerate something, not be taken literally.

1. Figurative Language: Hyperboles
FIRST, Explain the meaning of the following
exaggerations:
1. I nearly died laughing
2. I was hopping mad.
3. I tried a thousand times.
4. His feet were as big as a barge.
NEXT, select one exaggeration from the list
and create an illustration (picture).

2. What is a hyperbole?
• Hyperbole- is a figure of speech. An exaggeration
or overstatement used for emphasis.
ex. I nearly died laughing.
My dad had a cow when he saw my
grades.
I said that a million times!

3. Read each item below. If the item contains
hyperbole, write H in the blank. If the item does
not have hyperbole, write N.
3. My cousin loves to read. She eats up a good
book in no time.
5. Janet has the longest hair of anyone I know.
She can almost sit on the ends of it.
7. Max was so hungry he inhaled his lunch.
9. Our basketball team is really good this year.

4. Read each item below. If the item contains hyperbole,
write H in the blank. If the item does not have
hyperbole, write N.
2. Andre hit the baseball so hard that the crack of the bat
could be heard in the next county.
4. His feet are so big that he has to order his shoes from
a special catalog.
6. Aretha is the greatest basketball player in the world.
She can win a game with her eyes closed.
8. One table at the picnic site will probably not be big
enough for all of us.

5. Reflection
• What is hyperbole?
• Give an example of hyperbole.