Hyperbole examples
- 1. Hyperbole Examples Name _______________________________________ Date ________ Period ______ Study the definition of hyperbole. Write your answers to the question concerning the examples following each. Hyperbole: 0bvious exaggeration that is intended for effect; an extravagant statement not meant to be taken literally; another type of figure of speech. Example: "I've been waiting here for an eternity." Directions: In the blank space after each example of hyperbole, write the key word or words creating a hyperbolic effect. 1. Toussaint, the most unhappy man of men! William Wordsworth Key word or words of hyperbole ___________________________________________________ 2. The atrocious crime of being a young man ... I shall neither attempt to palliate or deny. William Penn Key word or words of hyperbole ___________________________________________________ 3. 'This was the most unkindest cut of all...." said Mark Antony of the stab wound given Julius Caesar by his supposed friend Brutus. William Shakespeare Key word or words of hyperbole ___________________________________________________ 4. These, in the day when heaven was falling, the hour when earths foundation fled, took their wages and are dead. A.E..Housman Key word or words of hyperbole ___________________________________________________ http://www.genevacsd.org/teal_lesson_plan.htm
- 2. Activity: Draw a cartoon about school or your favorite sport that includes a hyperbole (You might draw and exaggerate a humerous situation that you saw or were a part of the action.). Put the hyperbole in a different color so that it is obvious to your teacher.