What is hyperbole? A. an author's use of words that mimic sounds. B. a comparison that does not use like or as C. a comparison using like or as D. an overstatement or exaggeration

A Hyperbole is an exaggeration of something, it is the use of statements that are so exaggerated that are not supposed to be taken in its literal meaning.

Therefore the correct option is D) an overstatement or exaggeration.

The other options are not correct because the use of mimic sounds and the comparisons represent other literary devices.

An hyperbole is "an overstatement or exaggeration" so option D) is correct. It is a literary device commonly used in literature.

Option A) is incorrect since the literary device that uses words that mimic sounds is the onomatopoeia.

Option B) is incorrect since the literary device that does not use "like" or "as" is the metaphor.

option C) is also incorrect since the literary device that uses "like" or "as" to compare things or ideas is a simile.