They closed their shops, number 2
<span>The answer is option B
Nowadays, water scarcity is a problem for 1.2 billion people, almost one fifth of the world's population (7 billion). According to reports from United Nations Development Programme, in 2025,
this problem will reach 1.8 billion suffering total water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world's population might be living under water-stressed conditions.</span>
<u>Answer</u>:
This hyperbole, is also an example of Simile.
<u>Explanation</u>:
Simile is a figure of speech which is used for comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as for example : white as snow , red as an apple. Similes are like metaphors. But metaphors are not the same as similes. Authors use simile to present their writings as exciting as a spontaneous show of fireworks. Here in the statement "They leaped like deer on the moon" which is an exaggeration but the use of direct comparison showing excitement.
