Hyperbole
 I’m so hungry I could eat a
horse! Does anyone have
something I could eat?
 Could I literally eat an entire
horse?
 Why would I say that then?
Hyperbole
 Exaggerate a statement for effect
Reasons to use Hyperbole
 Funny
 Get readers attention
 Exaggerate
More Examples
 My backpack weighs a ton.
 It took forever to get to the beach.
 I slept for 1,000 years.
 That dog is so ugly, it fell off the ugly tree
and hit every branch.
“Sarah Cynthia Stout Would Not
Take the Garbage Out”
 How does Silverstein use hyperbole to get the
theme across to his readers?
 Examples of hyperbole
 What is the theme?
 How does hyperbole make the message clear?
 What other types of language does this poem
use? Simile? Metaphor? Onomatopoeia?
Alliteration? Personification?
Review- Descriptive Language
 Simile-Comparison using like or as
 Metaphor-Comparison not using like/as
 Onomatopoeia-Zap, Zing, Thud, Shhhh
 Alliteration-Live, Laugh, Love
 Personification-Giving an inanimate
object human characteristics
 Hyperbole-Exaggeration
Hyperbole
 What are some examples of hyperbole you
can think of?
 Write your own hyperbole.
Smell Activity
 What does it smell like?
 What does it remind you of?
 Where is it?
 Who is there?
 When is this?
 Why are you there?
 How did you get there?