I would say that the intended meaning of that hyperbole is that the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the British government.
The answer is B. exposition, the exposition gives info on the story and background characters before the plot takes place.
The best answer to the question that is being stated above would be that 'Writing is difficult.' The works of Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King entitled 'The Philosophy of Composition' and 'On Writing', respectively, tells the main idea that you being a writer and writing is a very difficult thing to do and takes time and effort to pull off.
