Hyperbole Quiz

Welcome to your Hyperbole Quiz

1. The word "hyperbole" originates from which language?

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of hyperbole?

3. What is the meaning of "hyper-" in the word "hyperbole"?

4. Which of the following is an everyday example of hyperbole?

5. Which literary period extensively used hyperbole?

6. In Romeo and Juliet, the line "A thousand times good night!" is an example of:

7. Which poetic line from Robert Burns contains hyperbole?

8. Which of the following is a hyperbole in a song lyric?

9. The phrase "I’m so hungry I could eat a horse" means:

10. How does hyperbole differ from metaphor?

11. Which of these lines/proverbs uses hyperbole?

12. Which famous literary work contains the hyperbole: "Ten thousand saw I at a glance"?

13. In which of the following sentences is hyperbole NOT present?

14. Which statement about hyperbole is TRUE?

15. Hyperbole is primarily used in literature to:

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