Hyperbole
I love you to the moon and back,
But what about the air you’ll lack?
You really look a million bucks;
Wrinkled and green, oh man that sucks!
So hungry I could eat a horse;
But that’s absurd, I’d burst of course!
I have a million things to do;
Please don’t be daft, that’s just not true.
It took forever to arrive;
If that was so, who’d be alive?
He said her teeth were blinding white;
But if he’s blind, can’t see them, right?
I just don’t have two cents to spare;
Turn out your pockets if you dare.
His thirst could drink a river dry;
He’d drown if he would only try.
When I saw her she stole my heart;
A tribute to her surgeon’s art?
I hope you’ve smiled at all this stuff,
Cos that’s your lot, I’ve had enough!
Becky Who
Tue 25th Sep 2018 07:45
This is great - can I use it with my English students? Could you write one about the overuse of the phrase "in a nutshell" too please?