1. Idioms, Hyperboles, and Dialect

2. Idioms
Idioms are phrases which people use in everyday language which do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean
An idiom is an expression that has meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words
Example:
To stick your neck out is to saw or do something that is bold and dangerous
To break the ice is to be the first one to say or so something with the expectation that others will follow.

3. Hyperboles
Hyperboles are figures of speech that use intentional exaggeration.
Descriptive language that uses a creative way to describe something.
By exaggerating certain characteristics hyperboles give the reader a vivid image.
Example
I have been studying for a million hours
He was 20 feet tall

4. Idiom or Hyperbole?
Read the following statements and on your sheet of paper write down if it is an idiom or a hyperbole.

5. Statement #1
I was so hungry that I even ate the plate.

6. Statement #2
Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open.

7. Statement #3
That movie took my breath away.

8. Statement #4
I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them.

9. Statement #5
You're just throwing money down the drain.

10. Statement #6
You are as slow as molasses in January.

11. Statement #7
Nobody listens to that song anymore.

12. Statement #8
These shoes are killing me.

13. Statement #9
Bob’s new corner office was just the icing on the cake 

14. Statement #10
Yeah, I already beat that game 80,000 years ago.

15. Statement #1
I was so hungry that I even ate the plate.
Hyperbole

16. Statement #2
Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open.
Hyperbole

17. Statement #3
That movie took my breath away.
Idiom

18. Statement #4
I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them.
Hyperbole

19. Statement #5
You're just throwing money down the drain.
Idiom

20. Statement #6
You are as slow as molasses in January.
Idiom

21. Statement #7
Nobody listens to that song anymore.
Hyperbole

22. Statement #8
These shoes are killing me.
Hyperbole

23. Statement #9
Bob’s new corner office was just the icing on the cake 
Idiom

24. Statement #10
Yeah, I already beat that game 80,000 years ago.
Hyperbole

25. Dialect
The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people. Dialect involves the spelling, sounds, grammar, and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them.
Why do authors use dialect?
To make characters realistic
To make the story historically accurate
To demonstrate the social and educational level of a character
To display the age, culture or geographical background of a character

26. Dialect - Examples
Used to display North v. South(Vovcabulary)

27. Dialect - Examples Used to display Education Level/Geographical Region
Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Fin
Jim: “We’s safe, Huck, we’s safe! Jump up and crack yo’ heels. Dat’s de good ole Cairo at las’, I jis knows it.” Huck: “I’ll take the canoe and go see, Jim. It mightn’t be, you know.”

28. Dialect Map of the US