Question

What kind of figurative language is used in this statement? "I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die."

A. Analogy because it explains death with a comparison.
B. Hyperbole because the speaker is exaggerating.
C. Simile because it is making a direct comparison between two unlike things.
D. Oxymoron because it is a contradictory expression.

Answer 1

This is hyperbole: the speaker unlikely wants to literately die from this embarrassment: It's an exaggeration. Hyperbole is an exaggeration used to strengthen one's statement.