 Today you will focus on three:  Hyperbole -which is extreme exaggeration  Similes -a comparison of two or more unalike things using the words like or as  Metaphors -a comparison of two or more unalike things not using like or as

 Anytime something is overly or extremely exaggerated in literature it is known as hyperbole  Can you identify the hyperbole in this sentence?  “Loreen! Clean your room! I’ve already asked you to do that a million times!”

 On your paper identify the 6 examples of hyperbole in found in the poem:  In a house the size of a postage stamp lived a man as big as a barge. His mouth could drink the entire river You could say it was rather large For dinner he would eat a trillion beans And a silo full of grain, Washed it down with a tanker of milk As if he were a drain.

 A simile is a comparison of two or more things using the words like or as  Can you identify the simile in the sentence? What is it saying about Uncle Bill?  My Uncle Bill is as tall as a skyscraper.

 On your paper identify the 3 examples of similes in the poem  They are like flashlights in the night sky; God’s little helpers guiding us on our journeys. Stars are as bright as a lighthouse on an icy, ocean night; they are like guardians committed to bringing you home.

 Metaphors are similar to similes in that they make a comparison between two or more unalike things, but metaphors will NOT use the words like or as.  We can take our simile from earlier and make it into a metaphor -  My Uncle Bill is a skyscraper.← no more like or as, but it still carries the same meaning

 Turn the following similes into a metaphors  My dad’s truck was as loud as a freight train.  The tornado that hit our town was as frightening as a nightmare.

 Read the following text: Toby was totally lost. He must have wandered off from his family during their morning hike because around noon he realized that he was alone in the middle of the wide whispering woods. Thonk! Thunk! went his feet on the soft pine needles that covered the ground like a soft brown blanket. Birds twittered and tweeted from the sky-scraping branches of trees, but there was no sound of his family. He wasn’t frightened exactly, but he was as anxious as a fish out of water to find his family before evening. The thought of spending a night in the woods alone was one that made his heart dance a fearful frenzied jig in his chest. Heaving a sigh, Toby tiredly trudged on. 

 A. The setting of the story  B. The boy’s emotions  C. The overall conflict of the story  D. The fact that the boy enjoys fishing

 A. The boy was very nervous  B. The boy was overcome with relief  C. The little boy was giving up hope  D. The little boy was having a panic attack

 A. It helps the reader understand the boy’s situation is extremely dangerous  B. It helps the reader understand that the boy can not survive the night in his setting  C. It helps the reader understand that the boy’s resources are limited  D. It helps the reader understand that it is going to become very cold if the boy is stuck there at night

 Watch the following video. The lyrics have been given to you for help if needed.  fXwEbgac fXwEbgac

 A. It helps the reader understand that the speaker is very sleepy  B. It helps the reader understand that the speaker is so distraught that they are having trouble sleeping  C. It helps the reader understand that the speaker is not tired at all  D. It helps the reader understand that the speaker suffers from a sleep disorder

A. The description of the nighttime setting B. The metaphor “I’ll be your satellite” C. The hyperbole “a million miles away” D. The simile “Waiting to touch back down like a satellite.”