Respuesta :
A hyperbole is an extreme literary exaggeration. Such as, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" Obviously one person could not eat a horse, but instead uses a hyperbole to express his/her hunger.
Answer:
other person is wrong, it's a metaphor.
Explanation:
"I ran as fast as I could to the top of the hill. I could hear Marley and Ian running behind me, but their voices were growing fainter. They were snails and I was a grasshopper leaping and jumping and leaving them behind!"
it compares two things without using like or as.