Hyperbole Worksheet #1

HyperboleWorksheet#1
FridaynightIwentdiscodancing,andwhenIwokeuponSaturdaymyfeetwerekillingme!Mom
orderedmetocleanmyroom–orelse.AlldaylongIworkedmyfingerstothebonegettingthings
togethersoI’dbefreetogooutthatevening.IwasdyingtoseethenewmovieattheCenter
Cinema.WhenIfinished,however,IwassotiredIcouldn’tmove.
Whatdotheunderlinedphrasesreallymean?Canfeetkill?Isthedesiretoseeanewmoviea
symptomofsomestrangeandfataldisease?
Obviously,theauthorhasemphasizedcertainpointsbymeansofexaggeration.Amuch
exaggeratedstatementiscalledahyperbole.Hyperbolesareattention‐getters,butcanbecome
clichésifoverused.
PartI:Createsomeattentiongetting,originalhyperbolesinresponsetothefollowinglinesof
dialogue.
1. Don’tyouthinktheTVistooloud?
TheTVissoloud___________________________________________________.
2. Areyoureallygoingtoeattheentirehotfudgebrowniesundae?
I’msohungry______________________________________________________.
3. Lookatthatincredibleamountofsnowpiledupoutside.
Thesnowissodeepthat_____________________________________________.
4. Doyoureallywanttogotothemovies?Imean,don’tyouhavetoomuchhomeworktodo?
Ihavesomuchhomework____________________________________________.
5. Lookatthatpoorolddog.Hecanhardlywalk.
Thatdogissoold___________________________________________________.
6. Aren’tyougladyougotanAonthetest?
I’msohappy______________________________________________________.
7. Isthatamosquitobite?
Myarmissoswollen________________________________________________.
8. Didyoureallyseeasharkjustnow?
Thatsharkwassovicious____________________________________________.
9. Howbadisyourheadache?
Myheadachessomuch______________________________________________.
10. Weren’tyoufrightenedbytherollercoaster?
Iwassofrightened__________________________________________________.
Hyperboleisafigureofspeechthatisanexaggeration.Peopleoftenuseexpressionssuch
as:
o "Inearlydiedlaughing"
o "Iwashoppingmad"
o "Itriedathousandtimes"
Suchstatementsarenotliterallytrue,butpeoplemakethemtosoundimpressiveorto
emphasizesomething,suchasafeeling,effort,orreaction.
Below,writeanexampleofhyperboletodescribeeachofthefollowing.Thefirstonehas
beendoneforyouasanexample.
1. Someonewhoisreallylarge:
Whenhewalkeddownthestreet,ashadowcoveredtheentirepark,bricksfellfromthe
buildings,andsmallchildrenranforcover.
2. Someonewhoisreallybeautiful:
3. Someonewhoisreallytired:
4. Someonewhoisreallyfull(fromThanksgivingdinner,maybe?):
5. Someonewhoisreallysmart:
OnomatopoeiaActivityWorksheet
Fillintheblank:
1. Onomatopoeiaistheuseofwordswhose____________makeyouthinkoftheir
meanings.
2. Listoneexampleofonomatopoeia._______________
Matchthesoundwiththecorrectpicture:
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SoundBank
splishsplash buzzzz
meow clipclop
crunch
popppp
moooo
brrrring