Read the sentence below:

Of course, when I'm late every red light takes a thousand years to turn green and no one in front of me can drive more than five miles an hour.

What type of figurative language does this sentence use?
Allusion
Hyperbole
Imagery
Metaphor

Question

Read the sentence below:

Of course, when I'm late every red light takes a thousand years to turn green and no one in front of me can drive more than five miles an hour.

What type of figurative language does this sentence use?
 Allusion 
Hyperbole 
Imagery 
Metaphor

anonymous · Answer

That would be a Hyperbole (def. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally). [cite: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole ]