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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Responses

simile
simile

hyperbole
hyperbole

personification
personification

allusion

1 answer

The type of figurative language used in the sentence is hyperbole. Hyperbole is an exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. In this case, saying Shivi was going to sleep for a year is an exaggerated way of expressing how exhausted she was.