Transcript Hyperbole and Alliteration

Hyperbole and Alliteration
Hyperbole
 Definition- is a figure of speech which
is an exaggeration.
 Examples:
 "I nearly died laughing"
 His feet were as big as a barge.
 It looks like a simile. But, it is comparing
foot size to the size of a barge. Everyone
knows that a barge is approximately 700
feet long. Imagine getting a pair of shoes
that big!
Complete the following sentences
as hyperboles:
 My sister wears so much makeup….
 My dog is so ugly….
 This school is so big….
 My best friend….
Your Turn!
 Create 5 hyperboles in 10 minutes!
 Be prepared to share them with the
class.
Alliteration
 Definition-repetition of initial
consonant sounds
 Examples:
 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers.
 “Fish again- myriads of minute fish, the
length of his fingernail, and in a moment
he could feel the innumerable tiny
touches of them against his limbs.”
More alliteration examples
 “Under him, six or seven feet down, was a
floor of perfectly clean, shining white sand,
rippled firm and hard by the tides. Two
grayish shapes steered there, like long,
rounded pieces of wood or slate. They were
fish. He saw them nose toward each other,
poise motionless, make a dart forward,
swerve off, and come around again. It was
like a water dance. A few inches above
them the water sparkled as if sequins were
dropping through it.”
Underline alliteration in the
following sentences:
1. Puny puma pit their skills against
zebras.
2. Pretty Polly picked pears for
preserves.
3. Handsome Harry hired hundreds of
hippos for Hanukkah.
Finish the following sentences with
alliterative words
1. Doodling daughters….
2. Prickly pears….
3. Studious students….
**4. Tremendous thunderstorms….