I had a cold for several days last week.

Which revision of the sentence contains a hyperbole?

a. My cold arrived an unwelcome guest, one day last week
b. I came down with a cold that had me flat in bed for a week
c. My cold lasted as long as a boring lecture at school
d. It took me a million years to get over my cold

1 answer

The revision of the sentence that contains a hyperbole is:

d. It took me a million years to get over my cold.

This statement exaggerates the time it took to recover, emphasizing the frustration of dealing with the cold.