What kind of figurative language is used in this statement? "I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die."

A. Analogy because it explains death with a comparison.

B. Hyperbole because the speaker is exaggerating.

C. Simile because it is making a direct comparison between two unlike things.

D. Oxymoron because it is a contradictory expression.

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Georgia Mccormick

2 January, 01:24

What kind of figurative language is used in this statement? "I was so embarrassed that I wanted to die."

A. Analogy because it explains death with a comparison.

B. Hyperbole because the speaker is exaggerating.

C. Simile because it is making a direct comparison between two unlike things.

D. Oxymoron because it is a contradictory expression.

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Sydnee · Answer 1

This is hyperbole: the speaker unlikely wants to literately die from this embarrassment: It's an exaggeration. Hyperbole is an exaggeration used to strengthen one's statement.