What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
When you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
—Bruno Mars, "Just the Way You Are"
This person has an attention-getting smile. People always stare at this person's smile.
Figures of speech are words or phrases that use language in a nonliteral or unusual way. They can make writing more expressive.
Hyperbole is an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
I ate so much that I think I might explode!
The text uses hyperbole, an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
The hyperbole the whole world stops and stares for a while suggests that this person has an attention-getting smile. Her smile does not literally cause all the people on earth to stop in their tracks.