Which line is a hyperbole?

Which line is a hyperbole?

• A. My alarm clock screamed at me from the corner of the room
• B. Grandma clucked like a hen as she fussed over the sick child
• C. I slept for a million hours this weekend
• D. The red and orange leaves blanketed the forest

Answer: (C)

Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor. The line “I slept for a million hours this weekend” fits best because it wildly overstretches reality to show how tired the speaker felt. The other lines use figurative language in different ways without overdoing a quantity: a clock that screams is personification, grandma clucking like a hen is a simile describing her fussing, and leaves blanketing the forest is a metaphor that creates a vivid image, not an exaggerated measure of time.

Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or humor. The line “I slept for a million hours this weekend” fits best because it wildly overstretches reality to show how tired the speaker felt. The other lines use figurative language in different ways without overdoing a quantity: a clock that screams is personification, grandma clucking like a hen is a simile describing her fussing, and leaves blanketing the forest is a metaphor that creates a vivid image, not an exaggerated measure of time.