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?