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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To my mind, the correct answer is (A). According to this passage, the reader has only access to Nicki´s feelings and emotions. It is not stated the men´s motivation for chasing Nicki.
He wished people would attend to details. :)
<span>Three points of view from which a writer can be considered: he may be considered as a storyteller, as a teacher, and as an enchanter. </span>
