Explanation:
figurative language sometimes can mean something different from the literal meaning of words which makes more interesting writing.
Examples:
Hyperbole is an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis, humor, or effect.This is a way to get your point across without being too direct.
personification is a way of giving human traits to non-human object or thing which makes the writing more interesting because you're putting your own meaning to non-human things.
Someone who has unlimited power or authority; like a ruler
This question is culled from the passage; "Benjamin Franklin: About An American Life". Given the content of this passage, we can deduce that it is;
- D: A biography of Franklin intended for a general audience.
A biography is an account of the life and affairs of a person. Walter Issacson wrote a biography of Benjamin in which recounted several aspects of his life.
For example, he made the statement, "Some who see the selection of Franklin in the world today fret about a shallowness of soul and a spiritual complacency that seem to permeate a culture of materialism."
This statement shows that the writer was recounting the style and ways of Benjamin Franklin and how the American public viewed him.
Thus, we can deduce that the passage is a biography of Benjamin Franklin that is meant for a general audience.
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Answer: it's A
Explanation: Because that's the only that's actually in the folk tale
D. A hyperbole is the answer
