allery"I've told you a million times!" The device is:
AUnderstatement
BEuphemism
COxymoron
DHyperbole
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Hyperbole
1. Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration.
2. It is not meant to be taken literally.
3. No one tells something a million times, so this is hyperbole.
**Why not the others:** Understatement says less than is meant, a euphemism softens an unpleasant word, and an oxymoron joins opposite words.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Hyperbole", section "introduction" (revision 1376875449)_
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