5 Minutes

"I need help."
"Okay, well let's see what you have here."
"Okay."
"Alright, well let's look at this sentence."
"Which sentence?"
"This one."
"Have?"
"No, where I'm pointing."
"Oh."
"Start reading."
"Okay. It can get as cold as the North Pole waiting for trans."
"Transportation."
"Transtorpation."
"Try it again. Transportation."
"Trans."
"One more time. Transportation."
"Transportation."
"Great. Now, what have we been learning this week?"
"Rhetorical questions."
"Yes, that's one of them. But we've been learning others too. What are they called again? Persuasive..."
"Oh, persuasive tech."
"Persuasive techniques. Say it with me."
"Persuasive techniques."
"Now just you."
"Persuasive techniques."
"No, no, look at the word, then say it."
"Persuasive tech."
"Persuasive techniques."
"Persuasive techniques."
"Awesome. Now, look at that sentence again and tell me which technique it is."
"Rhetorical question."
"Is it a question?"
"No."
"So is it a rhetorical question?"
"No."
"Really?"
"I mean, yes."
"Don't ask me, tell me."
"Okay. Yes."
"Do you see a question mark at the end?"
"No."
"Okay, so is it a rhetorical question?"
"...No."
"Are you telling me or asking me?"
"Telling you."
"Is it a rhetorical question if there's no question mark at the end?"
"No."
"So is it a rhetorical question?"
"No."
"Great. Remember, a rhetorical question needs to be a...what?"
"What?"
"Nevermind. Okay, so when the author says waiting outside is like the 'North Pole,' what is he saying?"
"He's at the North Pole."
"Well, not really. He's in Maryland."
"Oh."
"But what is he saying about the weather?"
"That it's cold?"
"Great. You're doing great. Okay, so is it really as cold as the North Pole?"
"Yes."
"Really? Being in Maryland is as cold as the North Pole?"
"I mean, no."
"Okay. So what's he saying?"
"That it's cold."
"Is he just saying, 'It's cold?'"
"No, he's saying it's as cold as the North Pole."
"Great! So what is he doing when he's saying, 'It's as cold as the North Pole.'"
"He's exaggerating?"
"Exactly. Okay, so what persuasive technique is it called when someone exaggerates a lot?"
"Rhetorical question?"
"Is there a question mark?"
"No."
"Is it a rhetorical question then?"
"...No."
"Now look at your definitions. See them? Right there. Now, what is it called when someone exaggerates a lot?"
"Oh...hyperbole."
"Great, you got it. Do you get it?"
"Oh..."
"A hyperbole is when someone exaggerates a lot."
"Oh."
"It's like when you say, 'It's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk.' That's a hyperbole."
"Okay."
"Now, look back at this sentence, you see it?"
"Okay."
"What's the hyperbole here?"
"Hyperbole?"
"We just said it. What's a hyperbole? No, don't look at me, look at your definitions."
"Oh..."
"What's a hyperbole?"
"An exaggeration?"
"Right, an exaggeration."
"Oh."
"So, where is the hyperbole in this sentence? No, not there, right here, where I'm pointing."
"It's cold?"
"Cold as what?"
"Cold as...the North Pole."
"Right."
"Oh."
"Is that an exaggeration?"
"Oh."
"I'm asking you a question, is that an exaggeration?"
"What?"
"'It's as cold as the North Pole,' is it really as cold as the North Pole in Maryland?"
"...No."
"So is that an exaggeration?"
"Yes..."
"Look back at your definitions now, so 'It's as cold as the North Pole' is an exaggeration, that means we can call it a what?"
"Oh."
"Not there, your definitions are right here. Look at them. What is it called when we exaggerate?"
"...A hyperbole?"
"Wonderful. You got it."
"Oh."
"It's a hyperbole, right?"
"Right."
"Because a hyperbole is when we exaggerate, okay?"
"Okay."
"So what is it called when we exaggerate?"
"A hyperbole."
"Great."
"Okay."
"So 'It's as cold as the North Pole' is a..."
"Exaggeration?"
"Right, which is called what? Here, right here, your definitions are right here."
"Hyperbole?"
"Great, you got it."
"Okay."
"Hyperbole. It means an exaggeration."
"Oh."
"Make sure you write that down."
"Okay."
"Not there, right here, where I'm pointing. In the blank."
"Oh."
"Good. Great."
"Okay."
"Just like that. Great job."
"Okay."
"Alright, so you got it? You get it now? You understand?"
"Yes."