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 8 options: A) The writer uses a simile to compare the grandmother to cavemen. B) The writer uses hyperbole to offer a lighthearted joke about the age of the grandmother. C) The writer uses personification to show she is older than fire. D) The writer uses an idiom to create a connection with the people in his culture.

Answer 1

The writer uses hyperbole to offer a lighthearted joke about the age of the grandmother.