Violet’s Incredible BunnyIt’s Pet Day at Violet’s school.

She is very excited to bring in her pet bunny rabbit.

When she talks about her rabbit, she makes it sound incredible.

She uses exaggeration to talk about her bunny.

What is exaggeration?

When you exaggerate, you make something sound much better or worse than it really is.

ExaggerationOne way to exaggerate is to make one thing sound as good or bad as something else.

Can you think of a different way to complete this exaggeration? Talk to your partner.

His claws are as long and sharp as

My pet, Sid, is much fiercer than your cat. His claws are as long and sharp as a tiger’s!

ExaggerationAnother way to exaggerate is to claim that a person or animal could do something extraordinary.

Can you think of something else unbelievable that Violet could say to express how big and strong Sid is? Talk to your partner.

Sid is so big and strong, he could

My pet, Sid, is much bigger and stronger than your horse. He could crush a car with his paws!

ExaggerationViolet also exaggerates by saying that her pet looks and smells like he lives in a swamp. Sid doesn’t really live in a swamp.

Can you think of another way to finish this sentence? Talk to your partner.

Sid looks and smells like

My pet, Sid, is much messier than your dog. He looks and smells like he lives in a swamp!

ExaggerationJamal’s exaggeration makes Sid sound very very big!

What if we wanted to exaggerate by saying that Sid was actually very very small? How could we finish this sentence?

I heard Sid is as small as a

I heard Sid is as big as a house!

Your Incredible Pet

My snake is as long as

My snake is so powerful, it could

My snake is so beautiful. It looks like

My snake is so clever. It’s smarter than

My snake is so greedy, it could eat

Imagine that you had a pet snake. How could you exaggerate about your pet?