Answer: Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration to stress a point.
Explanation:
Hyperbole meaning "excess," is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.
You can find examples of hyperbole in literature and everyday speech.
Hyperboles are not similies or methaphors, but they're extravagang and even ridiculous overstatements, not meant to be taken literally.
Here are some examples:
In these sentences you'll see the the general thought isn't realistic, but it helps to stress the point.
- I've told you to clean your room a million times!
- I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
- I have a million things to do today.
- He's as skinny as a toothpick.
- His new car cost a bazillion dollars.
