A! DDT is sprayed all over the county
Both
It explains: the slowdown
Hyperbole
If don't know what it means its best to start of with what you do know
Process if elimination.
It's not a simile because it has no like or as.
Its not Personification cause its not giving the object human features.
And its not metaphor cause its not literally Applicable. I'm assuming.
So that just leaves you with hyperbole.
C. Claim Evidence, Reasoning, i hope i was quick enough!
Answer:
Explicit textual evidence is stated directly in the text. So A does not fit here, that refers to implicit evidence. B is also not correct. I would pick C here but I am not 100% sure.