Amy                                                                  May 3, 2005

 The Fishing Day

My uncle and I went fishing,
we didn’t catch a lot of fish,
until I caught a great big one,
it was the size of a humongous dish!

I tried to reel it in,
but my arms were rubber,
it pulled and jumped,
and it went down like lumber!

My uncle went to take the million pound rod,
when I handed it to him,
it slipped and sunk,
I cried and cried and my uncle went for a swim!

He came back up with the rod in his hand,
I jumped for joy and took it with a grin,
“my, oh my” my uncle said,
 the fish was a bag of muscles and as hard as tin!

“Good fish, too bad we have to put him back”,
I stared so bad my eyes fell out,
but we put him back he swam away,
“Bye I’ll be back don’t have a doubt!”  

Jeremy May 2, 2005

I Wish I Had a Motorcycle

I wish I had a motorcycle 
I’d go a zillion miles an hour 
I’d go so fast
The milk in my stomach would go sour

I’d go to the Grand Canyon
I’d pull a wheelie for 2 million feet
I’d jump the Empire State building
I would not retreat

I would not fall
I would have no cuts
When I jump 45 million feet
Everyone will go nuts

My motorcycle would be green 
It would go so fast you couldn’t even see
I would be so famous
Everyone would love me

I’d never stop riding
Not in 45 million, billion, trillion years 
Everyone would know me as
The boy without fears 

Exaggeration Poems 
May 2005
This page was last updated on: October 22, 2015
      As we continue to explore forms of poetry, we found creating Exaggeration Poems to be an exciting way to review hyperbole and rhyming patterns. We created our 20 line poems following a distinctive rhyming pattern, demonstrated clear understanding of hyperbole, and added our own creativity and humor.
Pennsylvania State Standards continued to be met 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
1.6.5 Speaking and Listening
3.7.5 Technological Devices
Star May 3, 2005
One Expensive Manga

One day we visited the sushi shop in good old Japan
But before I could pick up my chopsticks or tie my obi sash
My anxious little brother showed me a book as big as our house
He dared me with excitement to buy it with my cash

I laughed at him and bought it
But little did I know the book I was about to buy,
A wonderful, handmade Japanese treat
Sold for more yen than a beautiful cloud shaped sky

That little trickster he knew how much it was
He knew I’d be in more trouble than a loaded robber in a bank
I completely lost my patience with him and settled it like this,
I chased my brother like a hungry shark and a scared fish in a tank

I chased him across the whole world!
OR so it seemed,
Because up came my ticked off parents
They were completely steamed

Eric May 2,2005

Bad Foods

One night at dinner, my mom gave me brussel sprouts
She said they’ll make me 20 feet tall
and as fast as a cheetah,
but I said not at all

So the next night she said
Try some asparagus it’ll make you smarter than 2,000 fish
And it will make your teeth sharper than 100 sharks
I just said yeah right, you wish

Then on the next night my dad gave me green spinach
He said it’ll make me better at spying
I said are you sure I’d be better than 50,000 spies
I know you’re lying

After on the next night he said
try some juicy oysters they’ll make you see better than 50 eagles
and it’ll make you survive when you eat lead
I said are you sure that’s legal

On the fifth night my nanny said
Have some scallops they’ll make you grow a beard
And the beard will be 30 feet long
I said that is just weird 

Kati G.May 2, 2005

Chewbaca

You’ll never meet a dog like mine
He is almost as big as my house
You will never see his eyes through all his fur
But his tail is as small as a mouse

He is almost as smart as a human
But he does like to chase bees
He wins at poker every time
I bet he’s just as smart as me

He loves to walk with the moon at night
Because he’s the color of the midnight sky
The stars aren’t bright enough
So you won’t see him when he passes you by

His teeth are as sharp as diamonds
He’ll growl at you with all his might
If you want to play tug-a-war
He’ll make his grip extra tight

He can be very kind and caring too
He’ll listen when you talk
He won’t ask a question
He doesn’t like to stalk

SamanthaMay 2, 2005

Singing Silly Songs

I like to sing silly songs
Just not in music class,
Because the teacher says if I do
I’ll shatter the window glass!

But I know that when the room is burning hot
Mr. Krauss will find
That having no windows lets in the icy cold breeze
So I really don’t think he’ll mind.

So I’m choosing a song
Crazy enough that when I sing
The whole class will be so horrified,
They’ll immediately take wing!

But as I search
For the absolutely perfect thing
I’m starting to realize that my plan would work to overwhelming perfection
If my brother was the one to do what he seems to think qualifies as sing!

Because even if he sang
The most amazingly beautiful hymn
It would be so disastrous that the entire class
Would move to the imaginary country of Sherlim!

A.J. May 2, 2005

The Tomb


I was walking down the street
until I fell into a tomb
there was a billion mummies
with a smelly nasty fume

I ran into another room
and there it was too cold
I almost froze my head off there
and turned into some mold

I ran into another room
and there my body burst
My body burnt on fire
and I suffered from my thirst

then I saw a mummy
that went and chased me through the hall
I ran at least a mile  
until I noticed I began to fall

while I was falling I saw a 
floating big, fat cow
I then landed in Antartica
so what should I do now

Kendall May 2, 2005

The Lion 

I went to the museum 
And guess what I saw 
A really big lion 
That was at least 2,000 feet tall!

I went to get a closer look 
To see what was his name 
But when I looked at him
He had a 50 feet long mane!

It really surprised me 
That it had a long back 
And he was very fluffy
It looked like it could fit a railroad track!

The lion had a really long tail 
It could go to the farthest Texaco
The big fluffy part was very, very large
It looked like it could stretch from here to Mexico!

He was taller than both Empire state buildings!
He was taller than the clouds!
He was big and broad 
And his roar was really, really loud!

Nicholas May 3, 2005

The Best Muffin

There was a muffin 
that tasted so good
I would travel two thousand light-years to have 1
if my parents said I could

This muffin IS so good 
if you took one bite 
a wish would come true 
that would be for a zillion so I could eat them all night

In the morning 
i was as big as a whale
i looked behind me 
i saw a tail

So I’m as big as a whale
i weigh five tons 
some people say
i’m heavier than two suns

All because of a muffin 
i’m as big as a whale
not really
i’m just telling a tale 

AlyssaMay 2, 2005

Dates

Dates are the most disgusting food in the universe
They would make anyone want to die
I think they should get the deadliest disease and say bye bye
If some one asked me to have one I would say why should I

They are hideous oh yes they most certainly are
Wrinkly like skin isn’t that so EWW!!!
Personally if you asked me to eat one
I would most definitely say I would rather eat a guitar

Do you know how they feel?
They feel as hard as a plastic bin 
Or maybe like a huge water balloon 
And when it’s in your mouth it feels like a pin

Do you know what they taste like?
They taste like the blade of a saw
All dry and pointy they’d break your jaw
They make you want to go to the President and ask is this against the law?

Hey have you ever eaten some?
I haven’t had some EVER!
Maybe I should try just one or two or maybe a trillion!!! 
Just kidding I will never ever ever never have some dates NEVER

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MarygraceMay 2, 2005

If I Were a Queen

If I were a queen
I would have a 5 billion pound elephant for a pet
I would own the Boston Red Sox
and have my very own private jet

I would play basketball with Lisa Leslie
I’d own a tropical island 
I’d have a million inch T.V.
And my room would be the size of Thailand

My cat would get a weekly manicure
My dog would have a 26 karat collar
My fish would have a diamond bowl
And if I wanted anything all I’d have to do is holler

I’d have a personal limo driver
I’d own my own mall
And I wouldn’t get in trouble
If I roller bladed down my 60 foot hall

I’d just have to marry an extremely rich and gorgeous prince
I’d be a suitable wife
But now, for the time being 
I’m fine with my ordinary life.