The answer is: [C]: the shot heard round the world:
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Explanation: "Hyperbole" is a literary device or technique that involved exaggeration.
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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.
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It certainly could be heard "round the field"; thus eliminating answer choice "D".
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The correct sentence is:
Every day there are more comments, and they are hard to ignore. The antecedent of the pronoun "they" is "comments".
Answer:
Mad Hatter is a small, impolite hatter who lives in perpetual tea-time. The Mad Hatter enjoys frustrating Alice.
