I remember packing and repacking the small silver container a hundred times, trying to arrange everything so nothing essential would would have to be left behind.

Which of the following is being used in this sentence?

A. hyperbole

B. analogy

C. personification

D. simile

The figure of speech used in the sentence above is:

A. hyperbole

Hyperbole is one of the figures of speech used as a literary device to convey multiple meanings of words or phrases in a sentence and express it in an artistic manner to persuade readers. It uses exaggerated words and expressions (in this case, a hundred times).