<P> Hyperbole is a figure of speech which uses an extravagant or exaggerated statement to express strong feelings . </P> <Dl> <Dd> Example: They had been walking so long that John thought he might drink the entire lake when they came upon it . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Example: They had been walking so long that John thought he might drink the entire lake when they came upon it . </Dd> <P> Allusion is a reference to a famous character or event . </P>

Discuss in brief the role of figurative language in literature