What does the hyperbole in this text suggest?
If you don't want to spend an eternity waiting in line at the passport office, you should consider scheduling an appointment online.
You have to wait in line for a very long time at the passport office. Spending time at the passport office is unpleasant.
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 for an eternity suggests that you have to wait in line for a very long time at the passport office. You do not literally have to wait in line for an infinite amount of time.