Which figure of speech is used in this sentence?
I have a tonne of homework to do!

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• A Simile
• B Idiom
• C Hyperbole
• D Personification

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Answer: C. Hyperbole

A hyperbole is a deliberate exaggeration. Nobody really has a tonne of homework, so this is a hyperbole.

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