Question

"It is negative 100 degrees outside!!" What is this an example of? *

Satire
Hyperbole
Understatement
Image

Answer 1

`\Large\boxed{\tt Answer:~Hyperbole}`

`\tt Explanation:`

In order to answer this question, we need to know what each of the options mean.

`\tt \underline {Satire}`

Used to criticize and expose people's foolishness with the uses of irony, humor, and/or exaggeration.

`\tt \underline {Hyperbole}`

An exaggerated statement that is not literal.

`\tt \underline {Understatement}`

Presented as something worse than it actually is.

`\tt \underline {Image}`

Image (or imagery) describes something/someone with our five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling.

The statement "It is negative 100 degrees outside!" is not literal; it just means that it is extremely cold outside. This statement falls under the category of a hyperbole.