Respuesta :

Answer:

hyperbole

Explanation:

Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. In rhetoric, it is also sometimes known as auxesis. In poetry and oratory, it emphasizes, evokes strong feelings, and creates strong impressions. As a figure of speech, it is usually not meant to be taken literally.

Answer:

That extreme kind of exaggeration in speech is the literary device known as hyperbole.

Explanation:

Example: "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" or "I've told you this 20,000 times."