The canteen line reached out the door. Ben groaned, "This line is a hundred kilometers long." Which device does Ben's line use?

Rain dripped through the roof onto Mia's drawing. She looked up and said, "What a perfect day for art class." Which device does Mia's line use?

Lito checked the wall clock and said, "The bus leaves at six, so we still have twenty minutes." Which device does Lito's line use?

Nena built a rain gauge for the science fair. On fair day, heavy rain flooded the school and the fair was canceled. Why is this ironic?

Carla lifted her school bag and said, "I am carrying every book the library owns." What does she really mean?

Ruth carried every chair alone while Migs sat and watched. When she finished she said, "Thanks for all your help, Migs." What does she mean?

Ana forgot her lines in the play she wrote herself. Later she said, "I am the greatest writer alive." What makes the line ironic, not only exaggerated?

Coach slipped and fell into the pool. He climbed out and said, "I am the finest swimmer in the country." Which part of his line is the exaggeration?

Dad looked at the messy room and said, "An earthquake has been living in here for a month." What does the exaggeration do to his tone?

Kim's team lost every game this season. Their captain shrugged and said, "Well, that was a fine season." What does the irony do to her tone?

Jomar says, "My grandmother's garden has a thousand roses." The garden really is full of roses. Why is the line hyperbole rather than irony?

During a long blackout, Teacher Vic looked around and said, "How bright it is in here." Why is this irony rather than hyperbole?

Ivy hid a surprise cake in the cupboard. Her brother sighed, "Nobody remembered my birthday." Why does the reader find his line ironic?

The school's new fire alarm was installed on Monday. On Tuesday it rang by itself and the class had to leave the room. What expectation was reversed?

A poster for the fictional Bayanihan Book Drive says, "One shelf here holds more stories than the whole ocean." Why does the writer exaggerate?

A weather notice said, "Rain is expected all week, so classes will move online." Which device does this notice use?

The town's swimming teacher is afraid of deep water. Marco laughed, "That is the funniest thing in all of history." Which part is ironic rather than exaggerated?

After the long parade, Grace said, "My feet walked to the moon and back today." What does she really mean?

Ramon spilled paint across his own poster. His seatmate looked at it and said, "Nice work." Which reading fits the seatmate's line?

The class cut out signs reading Keep Our Room Clean. The paper scraps from the cutting covered the whole floor. Why is this ironic?

Bea’s homework took ten minutes. She told her friend, "That homework took me ten minutes." Her line uses hyperbole.

Nita carried a heavy sack up the hill and said, "This sack weighs a ton." Her line is hyperbole.

In the line "I could sleep for a year," the speaker really plans to sleep for one year.

Bea studied all night for the quiz. In the morning she said, "I am ready to answer a thousand questions." Then the quiz was canceled. Which part is ironic?

Whenever the printer jams, Sir Dan says, "Our machine is in a wonderful mood today." What does his irony show about him?

A story begins, "The old jeepney groaned as if it had been driving since the world began." What does the exaggeration tell the reader?

Pia bought an umbrella on her way home. The moment she opened it, the rain stopped. Which device does this situation use?

Every morning Lola says, "I have been awake since the stars were young." She really does wake very early. Which device is she using?

The class voted to make the library a silent room. On the first silent day, the loudest cheering in school came from inside the library. What expectation was reversed?

Ken finished the race last, but he had trained every single day. His coach said warmly, "You worked harder than anyone." Is the coach being ironic?

Tess says, "This soup is hotter than the sun." Her friend knows Tess is not lying. Why not?

A fictional pamphlet titled Save Water Today was printed at a factory that wasted a lot of water. Why would a reader call this ironic?

A sign at a fictional fruit stall reads, "Our mangoes are so sweet the bees have given up." What does the exaggeration add?

Marta hates crowds. At the packed fiesta she said flatly, "This is my dream evening." How does the reader know she is being ironic?

A fictional poster says, "Our library is so quiet you can hear a leaf land," but the library sits beside a noisy market. Which reading does the mismatch create?

Renz told the class that the flood water reached the roof. The water really did reach the roof. Why is his sentence not hyperbole?

An announcement for a fictional Clean-Up Club says, "Come early. The best trash goes fast." What does the ironic wording do?

Joy's cake burned black. Her cousin said, "A masterpiece, truly." Her aunt said, "You baked the blackest cake in history." Which line is ironic?

Sir Ben lost his glasses and spent the whole lesson searching for them. They had been resting on his head all along. Why is this ironic?

Mila’s team won every game this season. She grinned and said, "We are the greatest team in the universe." What would have to change for her line to be ironic instead of only exaggerated?