Literal vs Figurative Language Literal Language You say

Literal vs. Figurative Language • Literal Language – You say exactly what you mean. You make no comparison, and you do not exaggerate or understate the situation.

• Figurative Language – You DON’T say exactly what you mean. You DO compare, exaggerate, and understate the situation. You use similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and other figures of speech to make your writing more exciting.

Literal or Figurative? ? ? 1. Grant always turns in his homework. 2. The water was rising in the river because of the rain. 3. Her teeth are like stars because they come out at night. 4. When she sings her voice is like velvet. 5. Half of the class did not complete the assignment. 6. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 7. Mike was so angry that steam was coming out of his ears. 8. The zebras cried when the wise old elephant died. 9. I’ve told you a million times to clean up your room.

Literal or Figurative? ? ? 1. The snow was coming down by the bucket-fulls. 2. Mary is always dressed neatly. 3. Native Americans believed that the sun was a god. 4. These bags are so heavy my arms are falling off. 5. Mrs. Brown sometimes gives us too much homework.

Seven Types of Figurative Language • • Simile Hyperbole Alliteration Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

HYPERBOLE Figurative Language Practice

HYPERBOLE Hyperboles are figures of speech that use intentional exaggeration.

Hyperboles are descriptive language. Using a hyperbole is a creative way to describe something. By exaggerating certain characteristics, hyperboles give the reader a vivid mental picture.

He snores louder than a freight train. No one snores louder than a freight train, but by exaggerating the writer shows us that he snores REALLY loudly.

We stood in line so long that grass began to grow on our shoes. No one stands still long enough to watch grass grow, but this hyperbole shows us that they had waited in line a VERY long time.

I would die of embarrassment. He thinks money grows on trees. Some hyperboles have been used so many times that they have become clichés, phrases that everyone recognizes.

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant! How do you know that this line from 101 Dalmatians is a hyperbole? What does this hyperbole mean?

Here once the embattled farmers stood And fired the shot heard round the world. Poets often use hyperboles. This one is in the poem “Concord Hymn” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. What is the hyperbole in this line of poetry? What does it mean?

Find four hyperboles in this passage. Marian wanted a summer job. If I just had a job, she thought, I could buy everything I ever wanted. However, she was nervous about going on a job interview. She was so nervous that she felt as shaky as a leaf on a tree. After a few interviews, Marian got a job at Dairy Queen. She served up mountains of ice cream. She served enough sodas to fill an ocean. Finally, payday came.

Four hyperboles Marian wanted a summer job. If I just had a job, she thought, I could buy everything I ever wanted. However, she was nervous about going on a job interview. She was so nervous that she felt as shaky as a leaf on a tree. After a few interviews, Marian got a job at Dairy Queen. She served up mountains of ice cream. She served enough sodas to fill an ocean. Finally, payday came.

Can you complete these hyperboles? 1. That joke is as old as ___. 2. Our new school is so big that ___. 3. My backpack is as heavy as ___. 4. Her smile is like a ___. 5. He runs as fast as a ___.

Time to Revise Try these hyperboles again. This time, come up with your own original ideas rather than hyperboles that you have heard before. 1. That joke is as old as ___. 2. Our new school is so big that ___. 3. My backpack is as heavy as ___. 4. Her smile is like a ___. 5. He runs as fast as a ___.

It’s Just a Joke Sometimes hyperboles are used as a joke or to make fun of something or someone by exaggerating certain characteristics. Example: my sister was so afraid of the mouse that she jumped up three flights of stairs at once. Complete these hyperboles. 1. My brother is as tall as ___. 2. My friend walks so fast that she ___. 3. That new building is so ugly that ___. 4. That hamster is as fat as ___. 5. His new song sounds like a ___.

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