I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! What does this hyperbole mean?
You are really hungry.
She is as pretty as a picture. Simile or Metaphor?
Simile
What is giving a non-human thing human characteristics or qualities?
Personification
The plane ride took forever. What does this hyperbole mean?
The plane ride was really long.
Life is a rollercoaster. Simile or Metaphor?
Metaphor
What is being personified in the following? "The sun smiled down on us."
The sun
We have a ton of work to do this next month! What does this hyperbole mean?
It uses exaggeration to emphasize that we have a lot of work, but it doesn't really weigh a TON!
We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog! (1)Metaphor or Simile? (2) What does it mean?
(1) Metaphor (2) Tammy is eating all of the pizza.
What does it mean when someone says, "The flowers danced with the moonlight?"
It means the flowers were moving from side to side as if they were dancing.
I nearly died laughing. What does this hyperbole mean?
I was laughing really hard.
What is being personified in the following? The grey clouds cried drops of rain.
The grey clouds
Write a sentence using a hyperbole.
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Write a sentence using personification.
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