What is the MOST LIKELY meaning of the phrase "The shot heard round the world"? A) It was this first shot that started World War
II. B) After learning of this battle, people ran from it. C) It was a shot that was extremely loud for those around it. D) People from all over the world came to know about this battle.
The phrase is a hyperbole, used to exaggerate the point that people from all over the world came to know about this battle. No reference is made of superior firearms technology, that it began WWII, or that it brought others into the battle.
