Question

author’s technique in words with a mumm...

• metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things without using \like\ or \as\
• hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• personification: attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things
• situational irony: when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• repetition: a word or phrase used multiple times to make a point
• alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses
• onomatopoeia: a word that sounds like the word it describes
• imagery: vivid descriptive language designed to appeal to the five senses

what is hyperbole?

• a comparison between two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• when the opposite of what you expect actually happens
• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point

Explanation:

The definition of hyperbole provided in the text explicitly states it is "an extreme exaggeration used to make a point", which matches this option.

Answer:

an extreme exaggeration used to make a point