Question

What literary device is used in the following sentence. Your suitcase weighs a ton!

Answer 1

Hyperbole

Step-by-step explanation:

"Your suitcase weighs a ton" is an exaggeration, the definition of hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration.

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Answer 2

Hyperbole

Step-by-step explanation:

Hyperbole is used very often in today's speech. If you were to say, "Not in a million years!" that would be a hyperbole because it's very dramatic. I'm sure the suitcase doesn't actually weigh a metric ton, but it might be very heavy.