Falling Off The Empire State Building
I had to jump off the Empire State Building
From my sister’s stupid dare
Only to land on a couch
Which gave me a huge scare
I dove off the building, feet first
Dodging birds and a plane
My sister started laughing
She said I was only going to get a sprain
I was almost halfway there
Hoping I would grow wings
I saw some people working
Some people even on swings
I was saying to myself
I hope I don’t die
I still didn’t finish my breakfast
Which was really good pie
I was almost there
Then I grew a wing
And then, WHAT? another
Oh no that was only my dream… PING!!!
Mrs.Dingman’s Hair
When I spotted Mrs.Dingman’s hair
I thought I was going to faint
Because it looked like
She dipped it in 205 buckets of gray paint
My eyes began to tremble
Before that afro hair
My grandpa’s and her head
Would make a mighty pair
Then I saw some hair dye
At the K-Mart store
If she was going to use it…
She would need 500 more
I brought the hair dye to her
She looked dazed
I knew those curly weeds
Would be very amazed
I got 1,000 detentions
For the rest of the year
At least I stabilized that hair
Now my job is completed here
Hyperbole Poems
March 2006
This page was last updated on: October 22, 2015
As we continue to explore forms of poetry, we found creating Hyperbole poems to be an exciting way to review this type of figurative language, showing great exaggeration. We created our 20 line poems following a distinctive rhyming pattern, demonstrated clear understanding of hyperbole, and added our own creativity and humor.
Pennsylvania Academic Standards aligning with this writing project:
1.1.5 Learning to Read Independently
1.2.5 Reading Critically in All Content Areas
1.3.5 Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
1.4.5 Types of Writing
1.5.5 Quality of Writing
3.7.5 Technological Devices
The Day I Made Millions
One day I found a suitcase
Completely filled with money
I sprinted quicker than a cheetah to the women store
And bought the most gorgeous honey
There were tons of bucks in that case
And I haven’t spent much yet
Lately I bought a home arcade
With a 1000 sq ft World Class pool set
I’m so rich and wealthy
I think I’m going crazy
With my mind racing speedier than a racehorse
My vision is going hazy
Then one day, with a gazillion dollars left
I lost the cha-ching at a store
Oh how my destiny is going downhill
I wish I had a whole lot more
When I was sleeping that night
The gigantic case fell from the sky
I was in so much shock I screamed a million times
Oh God, Why?????????????
The Nastiest Sister Yet!
I have the nastiest sister ever
She is my total foe
She is a complete scare!
When she’s around… I don’t know where to go!
She was the hair of a witch
The eyes of a devil
I hate her so much
She is a complete rebel!
Sometimes she’s sweet as pie
Only when she wants money
When she wants something from me…
She says, “ Oh doll you sweet honey!”
She does oh so many things to me
She thinks that I am dumb
She also thinks I’m a baby
When I’m really #1!
Well, you have to love your sister
She is the only one I have?
Well I guess I just HAVE TO SAY…
Is it really that bad?
The New Video Game
I went to the store yesterday
I got a new video game
There were a billion people
I said, “Is this the hall of fame?”
I played the game all day
It was the best game ever
It was awesome
Then I said “I should play it forever”
I never stopped playing the game
Especially since it was a baseball game
I always hit a billion homeruns
With Babe Ruth who’s in the hall of fame
I liked the game so much
I could not stop playing the game
Even when I lost a million to one
And I hung my head in shame
But then something terrible happened
The game got broken by my mom’s nieces
I was furious
Because the game broke into a billion pieces
My mama had a dozen infants with powers
Oh boy is she going crazy
She asked me for a hand
I said, “Nah I’m too lazy”
She started yelling loudly
And made all the infants cry
And they also went wild
My dog is scared now and also a little bit shy
He thinks the babies will hurt him
When he comes out
From underneath my bed
He finally did, until the infants started to shout
At him in a powerful angry voice
Then he went under the bed
I was very acrimonious at them
They also started to hit him on the head
I yelled to my mom for help
She said don’t feel like going crazy
I started to breathe one thousand exhales
And said “yeah and I call me lazy”
The Best Mall Ever (Or is it)
Last weekend my family went shopping,
We went to the Rockaway Mall.
And when we first walked in,
I felt like my head could fall.
I saw clothes of all types,
Skirts, shirts, pants, tees.
Then I asked my mom,
“Could we move here, please?”
I begged and I begged,
Till I couldn’t beg no more.
But then I realized,
That wasn’t even an eighth of the store!
I pulled my mom all over,
And my dad, Grandma, and brother.
And when I saw the manager,
I ran over and hugged her!
We began to leave 20 hours later,
And in the car we roamed.
But when we past a bigger store,
I realized I was home!
The Hot Sauce And Me
I had some hot sauce the other day
to go with my chicken
but instead I drank it by accident
my brother said I fouled you little Miss Licken.
I ran around screaming and panting
drank 8 tons of water
chewed 1,000 gallons of ice
finally that burning sensation seized and I called for my mom, after all I am a daughter.
She screamed her head off at that brother of mine,
and she yelled.
She said to my brother
you better not do that again and you smelled.
My mom left as if she were mad at the world
then my brother said it wasn’t that hot
but it was I said
he said I was being worse than my cousin Mot.
I told my brother,
if you think that way
he should try it
when he did and sucked on 10,000 ice cubes and said fine you can stay
I Wanted To Play Football With The Boys
One day I wanted to play football with the boys
The boys said “ NO WAY!!!!! NOT IN A ZILLION BILLION YEARS!!!!”
I said “ I can kick your butt any day”
They thought they were going to make my eyes fill up with tears
I rolled my eyes & got into their game
They tried to strike me with 20,000,000,000,000,000 footballs but I dodged them all away
I said “ Come on I’m ready for more!!!”
All of the other girls said “ HORRAY”
I got Audrey & Nicolle to come in with me
The boys said “ OK now they are not getting in the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
They said “We’re not. We are just assisting Michelle get into yours”
& Kim goes “ I bet 1 piece of Tinkerbell’s pixie dust can beat you just the same”
I went home & got my pet goose
I let her chase after them
They all said “ HELP ME MAMMA!!!!!!!!!” so loud that it shook the universe
Then Mrs.Dingman said “ Hem Hem”
She guffawed & she wept
So did all of the girls too
So the guys let me play football
& The last time they said “no” I ran to heaven & to heck & got my pet goose who chased them all to Timbuktu
