The answer is: [C]: the shot heard round the world: __________________________________________ Explanation: "Hyperbole" is a literary device or technique that involved exaggeration. ______________ 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. ________________________________________ It certainly could be heard "round the field"; thus eliminating answer choice "D". ___________
