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1His new car was as fast as my dad's truck.

2Identify the figurative language: I could read my library book forever because it is so exciting!

3This type of figure of speech refers to the exaggeration of statements or claims that is not meant to be taken literally. Which of the following below explains this statement?

4What figurative language is shown?I have told you a million times not to do that!

5Jonathan had a million rebounds at the game Saturday! This is an example of what type of figurative language?

6An exaggerated story that is usually based on a real person or event

7What form of figurative language is used in this example?"I would walk 500 miles, And I would walk 500 more, Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your door."

8Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language did they use?I have a million things to do today.

9A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor

10FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE SKILLS:This sentence is an example of what: "I've seen this movie a thousand times."

11He is the tallest man I've ever seen. Is this a hyperbole?

12An exaggerated statement is a .....

13"Jem yanked my hair, said he didn't care, he'd do it again if he had the chance, and if I didn't shut up he'd pull every hair out of my head."

14What literary device involves the use of exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

15His feet is as big as a boat

16"I have ten million errands to run after school today, I just can't make it to your house for dinner."

17We use (figure of speech) to emphasize the importance or overstate something.

18(man) Hi, Cindy. Welcome back! Did you take many pictures on your vacation? (woman) Thank. Yes, I must have taken a million of them.(narrator) What does the woman mean?

19It was the biggest pimple in the whole world. There was no way I was going to school ever again in my life.

20Which example correctly matches to the term?

21The loud sound created an earthquake inside the room.

22What is an extreme exaggeration?

23Fill all fruit with ripeness to the core

24What is an intentional exaggeration of the truth, used to emphasize the importance of something or to create a comic effect

25My backpack is of a thousand kilograms!(Mark the figure of speech)

26That pumpkin weighs a million pounds!

27Which refers to a tall tale?

28My grand father is the funniest man in the world. What type of figurative language is it.

29Figurative Language/Literary DevicesI am so hungry I would eat dirt right now.

30"School is the worst thing in the world!" is an example of which persuasive technique(s)?

31Look, I said no a million times, so please don't ask me again.

32She can hear a pin drop a mile away

33A figurative language that exaggerate things to give effects of intensity or urgency is called .....

34Identify the figurative Language We walked a million miles at Disney World this weekend.

35I can smell pizza from a mile away.What type of figurative language is used here?

36Stories that are set in the Wild West, the main character's strengths, skills, or size have been exaggerated and the tone is funny

37GRAMMAR SECTIONChoose the alternative which best expresses FIGURES OF SPEECH.If I can't buy that perfect prom dress, I'll die!

38"A thousands times beforeI've wondered if there's something moreSomething more"

39Choose the answer that is not a hyperbole.

40A form of figurative language that is an exaggeration (I ate a million slices of pizza last night.)

41The following is an example of what kind of rhetorical device?I was so embarrassed, I almost died right there in front of everyone!

42In literature, caricatures usually contain verbal exaggeration through which the writer achieves comic and often satiric effects.

43Which type of figurative language is used below?I am going to starve to death if I don't eat soon.

44Identify the figure of speech used in the statement.Its raining cats and dogs.

45The company's Labor Day picnic took place in a park the size of Texas. The figure of speech illustrated in this sentence is

46Select the correct figurative language term for the definition below: An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or dramatic effect?

47What is a common characteristic of Tabloids?

48Identify the type of humor used in the sentence below:This bicycle is a thousand years old.

49Choose the phrase that uses an example of figurative language.

50Which literary device is used in the sentence: "He ran faster than lightning across the playground" ?

51What type of figurative language was used in the quote, referring to stars, "There's a million, trillion, jillion of them!"

52Pick a Hyperbole

53Which literary device is used in the sentence "Charley was taller than anybody in the world, including, I was certain, God."?

54Writers often use this figure of speech for emphasis or to be funny.

55What is this an example of?There were a million people in line in front of me to see the new Avengers movie.

56What kind of figurative language is being used?I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!

57What poetic device is applied in the line below?"There was a Young Lady whose nose, Was so long that it reached to her toes;"

58In January we started talking about Figurative Language. If I said that I gave you "a million examples of figurative language" between January and June, it would be an example of which FigLang technique?

59The following question features a simile, but also what other literary device?"Why does a boy who's fast as a jet take all day and sometimes two to get to school?"

60An extreme exaggeration to make a point

61A type of obvious overstatement used by writers to make a point