Question

literary devices

• simile: a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• 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
• alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• onomatopoeia: a word that sounds like the word it describes
• imagery: vivid descriptive language designed to appeal to the five senses
• allusion: a reference to a person, place, event, or another piece of literature

what is hyperbole?

• a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

Explanation:

From the given list of literary devices, the definition of hyperbole is stated as "an extreme exaggeration used to make a point". The first option is the definition of simile, and the third option is the definition of personification. So the correct option for the definition of hyperbole is the one with "an extreme exaggeration used to make a point".

Answer:

B. an extreme exaggeration used to make a point