Question

Read this sentence. I was very angry. The writer revised this sentence to include hyperbole. Which revised sentence includes an example of hyperbole? A.)I was angry that I got chewed out. B.) I was so angry I shook like a leaf. C.) I was angry enough to explode. D.)I was as angry as a swatted hornet.

Answer 1

Answer:

C)

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggeration. The first one isn't an exaggeration, so we can eliminate that answer. Answer B is a simile, which is a comparison between two words using "like" or "as." You see that the sentence has the word "like" in it, so it's not a hyperbole. The last answer has the word "as" in it, so it's another simile. Hence, answer C is the most exaggerated out of all of them (you physically can't explode from anger), and therefor a hyperbole.