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Use the sentence below to answer the question.

Shivi was so exhausted she was going to sleep for a year.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

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simile
simile

allusion
allusion

personification
personification

hyperbole
hyperbole
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The type of figurative language used in the sentence "Shivi was so exhausted she was going to sleep for a year" is hyperbole. Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, which in this case emphasizes the extent of Shivi's exhaustion.

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