Hyperbole

Quick-WriteEach generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.Jim Morrison

What is the meaning of this quote?

How does it relate to you?

How does it relate to the world around you?

Hyperbole examples Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of

bills stretching across the counter. That woman has no self-control. That was the easiest question in the world. Nothing can bother him. I can smell pizza from a mile away. I went home and made the biggest sandwich of

all time. My dad is always working. Patty drank from a bottomless glass of Kool-Aid. Allie has a million pairs of shoes in her closet. Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since

the Stone Age.

Hyperbole Number the paragraphs in the story. Mark a capital letter next to as many examples of hyperbole

as you can find, and write what is being hyperbolized. On the back, write down the author’s reason for each

example. For example, “In Spanish it means too many letters.

It means sadness, it means waiting.” Esperanza compares her name to something she considers

negative. She suggests that her name is too long to write, and means that she’s always expecting something, or waiting on something. Through her exaggeration, her viewpoints immediately inform the reader that this is an undesirable name to her.

Hyperbole PracticeDirections: In the following sentences, underline the hyperbole and write what it means on the line underneath.

1. My sister uses so much makeup that she broke the chisel trying to get it off last night. 2. My teacher is so old, they have already nailed the coffin shut. 3. My dog is so ugly, we have to pay the fleas to live on him. 4. The town I grew up in is so isolated, it makes ghost towns look popular. 5. My aunt is so fat, when she lies down, she’s as tall as she is standing up.

Hyperbole Practice Continued6. Your sister’s so skinny, she has to run around in the shower to get wet.

7. The Statue of Liberty is so big, when I looked up, I almost got whiplash. 8. I think of you a million times a day. 9. My dog is so ugly, he only has cat friends.

10. My best friend is so forgetful, I have to remind her what her name is.

Hyperbole ClosureWhy does the author use the hyperbole and/or personification? Do you think the hyperbole/personification is used effectively?