What is the function of hyperboles in writing or speech? * 1 point a type of figurative language that exaggerate to make a point or to grab the audience’s attention. a type of figurative language that uses the words “like” or “as”. a type of figurative language that compares two things. a type of figurative language that gives human attributes to something that is not human, like an animal or an object.

A type of figurative language that exaggerates to make a point or to grab the audience’s attention.