What is the figure of speech called when something is over-exaggerated, not meant to be taken literally?

What is the figure of speech called when you give an object human qualities?

What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison WITHOUT using the words 'like' or 'as'?

What is the figure of speech called when you make a direct comparison USING the words 'like' or 'as'?

"The car rolled over once, throwing Pete out of the front window and sending glass flying."

"Here he was just like anyone else."

"The crowd loved it, they cheered and reached out to touch the two dancers."

"Then, out of the dark, they saw a set of headlights approaching."

"It looks like a mountain."

"Nature should do the best it can."

"Martin had decided that he was going to return to school on the first day of the new term. This was a giant step."

"It even felt like an unexplored wilderness with miniature mountains."

"At the end Green Street there was a massive police station that towered way above the other buildings."

"Martin stopped and looked up at (the police station). 'Forest Fortress.' "

" 'You mean state oppression,' Martin replied. 'The papers said thousands and thousands of pounds been spent on this place...' "

"He felt a sense of adventure, like going into an unknown world."

"The dance floor was packed with bodies moving to the music."

"The floor shivered with the bass notes and even though the four had not fully acclimatised yet, they could not stop themselves from nodding their heads and tapping their feet to the beat."

'Look man, this (the car) is only a fourteen hundred cc baby. If I was buying one of these it'd be a two thousand. The engine in this thing is just a washing maching engine..."