Question

Identify the figurative language technique used in this example. What is the purpose? My great grandmother is so old that she actually taught the cavemen how to make fire. Question 4 options: The writer uses hyperbole to offer a lighthearted joke about the age of the grandmother. The writer uses a simile to compare the grandmother to cavemen. The writer uses an idiom to create a connection with the people in his culture. The writer uses personification to show she is older than fire.

Answer 1

I believe the answer is hyperbole since the sentence is exaggerated.