Question

Q.
What type of figurative language is this:
"That suitcase weighed a thousand pounds"

1. Simile

2.Metaphor

3.Hyperbole

4.Personification

Answer 1

Answer: Hyperbole.

Explanation: The suitcase doesn't really weigh a thousand pounds; the author uses extreme exaggeration to give the reader a better idea of the suitcase.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

It's not like a thousand pounds: Not A

It's not a thousand pounds: Not B

There is nothing resembling something personal or human: Not D

It's an exaggeration. C