Hyperbole poem, the problem was I couldn’t figure out
What to write, I struggled forever and ever
But I just couldn’t figure it out so I started to pout
As I was pouting I came up with a million ideas
Why don’t I just write about an eraser
Named Jimbo he could rescue cats from trees
And fire hydrants from dogs and a polar bear from a glacier
But then I thought, no too boring so I started writing about
A watch that couldn’t tell time
The watch was nice and silver it had a
Gazillion little gadgets but was timeless, that’s a serious crime
Or I could write about a lime, he could be a sour little guy that
Everybody loved he could have two eyes
And mouth with a billion little teeth could have two
Hands and two feet and little brain that liked to ask why
Then I came up with my best idea yet I could write
About a hyperbole poem I started writing a mile a minute
I could write about Jimbo, the watch that couldn’t tell time and
A lime that always asked why my brain just had no limit
JonathanMarch 10, 2009
$$$ Suitcase
We were hunting for suitcases in the suitcase store
There had to be millions in there
When I found the right one I took a diving leap
It fought like a bear
I dragged my prize home with a gigantic grin
When I went to my bedroom to look at the beast
Billions of dollars spurted out of its belly
Then I thought about having a feast
I didn’t know what to do with the money
Then I lent some to my dad to pay for the bill
I gave millions to my mom to buy food for us
I gave a little to my brother to stop bugging me about the suitcase I named Jill
We talked about a family road trip
We could have gone anywhere to my likings
I thought for hundreds of years
Then I said let’s go visit the Vikings
50 years later my befriended bag fell apart
He was my dearest pal
I could have cried a thousand tears
Last I remember I hit myself with a wooden dowel
TrevorMarch 17, 2009
Detention
When I was in detention
It was not much fun
It felt like a 1000 degrees
I just wanted to run
They made me sit and
Pass the many minutes
The reason I’m here
Is because I said “rinutes”
It’s a 1000 year old
Word, that I read,
I think it was from
A guy named Fred
I’m still in detention
Trying not to talk with
That enormous mouth I had,
Before I could walk
Finally at last I’m
Done with detention
So I yelled “freedom”, at least 20 times,
And I got 3 more suspensions
FrankMarch 19, 2009
Lucky
Yesterday, I was the luckiest/unluckiest man on Earth!
I was so happy, everybody could hear me screaming!
I must have screamed a trillion times!
Today and for the rest of my life I won’t stop daydreaming!
Oh the money, the cash!
I became a quadrillionaire!
I was so glad!
I jumped out of my underwear!
I became the president!
I became more important by the hour!
I loved it so much,
I was singing in the shower!
I had so much fun!
This was really something new!
I went to Orlando & Hawaii!
I love my life I really do!
I was the luckiest man on Earth!
But, soon that gigantic luck was done
I woke up!
Why can’t I have any more fun :(
Michael GMarch 16, 2009
A Day With My Dog Spud
One day I went fishing with my dog Spud
Who always barked when we were on the river
And when we went for a swim
I swear he would always make the whole lake quiver
He would always chase down squirrels
And probably would slip a thousand times
Sometimes he would act like an agent
I would think he was on a case for shh… secret crimes
When me and Spud would walk through the forest
He would sneak up on me like I have never seen
I bet he got me a gazillion times and I missed every one
And out of nowhere with a jump he’d make me screammm!
I’d get him back without a doubt by making ghost sounds
And sticking the flashlight in my room with those bright beams of light
Seeing him jump out of his bed like he got electrocuted
I knew he was in total fright
We would sometimes play in the mud
Then go inside and track it all over the walls,
But from upstairs I could hear mom yell for a man in Texas:
STAY OFF OF THE LIVING ROOM FLOORS AND HALLS!!
Michael N.March 17, 2009
My Disgusting Vegetables!!!
I don’t like my vegetables
It tastes 100,000,000,000 times bad
I wish I could eat ice cream
That could be rad
I won’t eat my vegetables for the billionth time
Anything but that
I’ll wash the dishes
I’ll eat an ignoramus two-ton rat
Pleas don’t make me eat my vegetables
I’m on six noses and twenty-two knees
What I am emergent to vegetables
Don’t make me sneeze
Why don’t you eat my vegetables
That would be nice
Take them all now
Before I fling ninety-two pots of rice
If I eat my vegetables
I get 12 gallons of ice cream
So I ate pea after pea for a century
Hey that was delicious this must be a dream
AlisaMarch 16, 2009
First Time For Everything :)
One day I went horseback riding
I felt kind of nervous
The horse was 100 feet tall
But they had lousy service
I tried to get on the horse but it was way too tall
So a person helped me get on
It looked like 2,000 pounds
And then I saw a cute fawn
I got a little scared
Because the horse was running
More than 1,000,000 miles
I knew the horse was very cunning
Then we were in a field
With lots of bees
More than 201, I think
And the twigs scratched my knees
Soon it was over
It felt like 1 second
Even though it was about 45 minutes
And the horse was being beckoned
Hyperbole Poems
March 2009
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
