Hyperbole

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Tasks: Create a list of words to exaggerate the 5 senses, write a hyperbolic sentence about the start of your day, write hyperboles to describe provided images.

Examples of hyperbole in literature:

Hyperbolising their body, saying they were shaking throughout their entire body and that their eyes were sticking out SO FAR. This creates the effect that whatever the person is viewing/experiencing is either terrifying or shocking
Hyperbolising the winter, saying it was so cold that all these absurd things were happening. This has the effect of establishing what the environment/setting is like, allowing the reader to understand what the context of the setting is.

The Images:

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