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aCTIVITy 4.9
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elements of Humor: Hyperbole
my Notes
Second Read
• Reread the poem to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
2. Knowledge and Ideas: Reference the text and choose three of the yarns. Identify the real things they exaggerate. Provide examples of hyperbole related to these real things by citing the text.
3. Key Ideas and Details: What allusions does the author use? How might this add to the humor?
Working from the Text
4. Review the definitions of hyperbole and yarn on page 296. Based on Sandburg’s poem, how might a yarn relate to a hyperbole?
5. In a collaborative discussion, share the lines you underlined as demonstrating hyperbole, the unknown words and phrases you circled, and the lines you marked as funny or strange.
6. Using the My Notes section on page 297, add a line or two to Sandburg’s poem, using hyperbolic language and a participial adjective phrase. Consider using an allusion for humorous effect. Note how each line of hyperbole begins the same way.
7. Place a “V” next to lines in the text containing use of verbals.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the poem, underline words and phrases that demonstrate hyperbole.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
• Mark lines you find humorous or strange with an exclamation point.
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