Is the short story lottery hyperbole?

The short story "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is not hyperbole. Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create emphasis or humor. The Lottery is a realistic and believable story about a small town that holds a yearly lottery to select one person to be stoned to death. The events in the story are not exaggerated, and the tone of the story is serious.