T he whole world was staring at me.
This suitcase weighs a ton!
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!
We all use such extreme exaggeration when we want to spice up some stories for making fun of something or simply for highlighting our points. This is called hyperbole in the English language. It is a figure of speech and is not intended to be taken literally. In literature, writers use it as a literary technique to stress a point or add an element of drama.
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Hyperboles can be used when writing stories to make it more interesting.
Other examples of hyperboles are -
I’ve told you this a million times.
I am so tired, I can sleep for a year.
She nearly drowned in her tears!
My feet are killing me.
