Answer: hyperbole

AnswerCrossword Clue
HYPERBOLE... using ...: "Mary's microscopic lamb - So white, it struck me blind!"
HYPERBOLE"20,000 Leagues Under...", literarily
HYPERBOLEExaggeration for effect.
HYPERBOLE"All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand."
HYPERBOLEPaul Bunyan device
HYPERBOLE"I could eat a horse," e.g.
hyperbole(Greek) impression by extravagant exaggeration
hyperboleExaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally