This is the hyperbole worksheets section. Hyperbole is exaggerated statements or claims that are not necessarily to be taken literally. For example, when someone says they can eat a horse right now, they do not literally mean they will eat a horse, but rather mean they are very hungry. Hyperbole is figurative language in the form of exaggeration. Hyperbole adds emphasis through exaggeration which gets the reader's attention. Hyperbole is a literary device that draws emphasis through extreme exagerration and is a type of rhetoric. Hyperbole is a rhetorical and literary technique where the author or speaker intentionally uses overstatement or exagerration for emphasis. Our hyperbole worksheets may be used for a variety of grade levels.
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