The answer is: [C]: the shot heard round the world:
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Explanation: "Hyperbole" is a literary device or technique that involved exaggeration.
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From the answer choices given, the term: "shot heard round the world" is the only choice that fits this definition.
Could a single "shot" really be heard: "round the world" ??
However, there could have been widespread consequences of a shot (even a single shot); or even worldwide consequences.
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It certainly could be heard "round the field"; thus eliminating answer choice "D".
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Which Henson? there is more than one Henson
Answer: A
Explanation: Enough comma but not too many and there is a period to end the sentence.
The answer is b. (The chattering chipmunks are hiding several acorns in that tree.)
