Read the excerpt below and answer the question. i never see such an old ostrich for wanting to gobble what type of figurative language is present in this sentence? alliteration hyperbole metaphor simile

B. Hyperbole

Explanation:

The excerpt provided is a figurative language which makes use figures of speech to achieve impact, persuasion and emphasis.

Alliteration, Hyperbole, Metaphor and Simile as all examples of figures of speech.

Alliteration: places a number of words with similar consonant sounds to occur next to each other in a series etc. For example: A big bully beats a baby boy.Hyperbole: exaggerates on ideas to emphasis a situation. For example:  She has been dying to get a new shoe.Metaphor: makes use of a hidden comparison between two different things, two things that have nothing  in common but at the same time share same characteristics. For example: The news was music to my ears.Simile: makes direct comparisons between two unrelated things, by using  the words "like" and "as". For example: She is as large as life.

The excerpt provided there is no comparison but an exaggeration of facts as ostriches are said to gobble their food

It shows that the milk is like life to the boy