Available Answers

1. 1.

   Of all the sounds listed in the poem, which one do you think would be the loudest? Give reasons for your answer.

2. 2.

   What do you think makes this poem humorous?

3. 3.

   Let us try using hyperbole to play a question-and-answer game. Your teacher will say a statement aloud. One of you think ask a question based on it and the teacher will answer using hyperbole. Then, all of you can take turns to make statements and use hyperbole in your answers. 

4. 4.

   Try writing some hyperboles of your own (some examples have been given in italics). Use your imagination and write − it does not matter if your lines do not rhyme.