A hyperbole is a figure of speech. It means- Hyperbole- an extreme exaggeration used in literature used to prove a point.Examples:He seemed to talk forever.My teacher gives me so much homework I need...
A hyperbole is something very exaggerated, like, "That shark could have swallowed 100 of me whole!" Obviously, the shark wasn't that big. It's an exaggeration that the shark was big.