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The students will use hyperbole to create emphasis in descriptive writing.
Read the following information and complete each of the activities. Remember that hyperbole is the use of
exaggeration to describe something by stretching the truth in a colorful way.
Examples: The man was wearing pants that were too big. The man was wearing pants that were 67 sizes too big.
My mouth was burning after eating the salsa. My mouth was on fire after eating the salsa.
Directions: Read each of the sentences below and generate a hyperbole that expresses the intent of the sentence.
1. The wind blew very hard.

2. It took a long time for us to reach our destination.

3. The girl was very funny.

4. The sun was too hot.

5. There was an extremely long wait for the concert tickets.

6. She ran so fast.

7. His backpack weighed with textbooks.

8. He's tall.

9. I've told you many times not to exaggerate.

10. The teacher's voice was loud.

11. She's so old-fashioned.

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