Question

What is the best definition for the word "hyperbole"?

A.metaphors that extend over the course of several lines or sentences

B.images that reoccur again and again throughout the poem

C.the literal definition of a word

D.figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration

Answer 1

D. figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration

Answer 2

The answer is D: figurative language that uses extreme exaggeration.

Hyperbole is a figure of speech or rhetorical figure that makes use of figurative language (that is to say, a form of language that is not to be taken literally but rather exploited indirectly and interpretatively) by the use of exaggeration in order to add to its emphasis or effect or to make the meaning of the phrase more intense.