Question
When might a writer use hyperbole? (1 point)
• to paint a vivid picture and bring in an element of humor
• to compare and contrast two elements of a story
• to separate fact from opinion
• to create a more formal tone in a piece of writing Use the paragraph to answer the question.
In spite of short rations she gave enough milk to keep six men busy skimming the cream. If she had been kept in a barn and fed regularly she might have made a milking record. When she fed on the evergreen trees and her milk got so strong of White Pine and Balsam that the men used it for cough medicine and liniment, they quit serving the milk on the table and made butter out of it. By using this butter, to grease the logging roads when the snow and ice thawed off, Paul was able to run big logging sleds all summer.
Which is the best interpretation of the role of the hyperbole in this paragraph?
(1 point)
• It is meant to emphasize the way people interacted with their animals.
• It is meant to emphasize the ways of life of people from long ago.
• It is meant to emphasize the amount of milk the cow produced.
• It is meant to emphasize the creativity of the crew. Which of the following is a statement that appears to contradict itself but is actually true? (1 point)
• paradox
• juxtaposition
O dialogue
• irony Which of these figures of speech are examples of hyperbole? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
The Ranch House on Oak Street has to be the worst restaurant in the universe.
• There were two billion emails waiting in my inbox when I returned from vacation.
• You risk all you have when you refuse to take the necessary risks.
• The cat's green eyes were two glowing lanterns at the top of the staircase.
• With thousands of stories, the library is definitely the tallest building in town.
• to paint a vivid picture and bring in an element of humor
• to compare and contrast two elements of a story
• to separate fact from opinion
• to create a more formal tone in a piece of writing Use the paragraph to answer the question.
In spite of short rations she gave enough milk to keep six men busy skimming the cream. If she had been kept in a barn and fed regularly she might have made a milking record. When she fed on the evergreen trees and her milk got so strong of White Pine and Balsam that the men used it for cough medicine and liniment, they quit serving the milk on the table and made butter out of it. By using this butter, to grease the logging roads when the snow and ice thawed off, Paul was able to run big logging sleds all summer.
Which is the best interpretation of the role of the hyperbole in this paragraph?
(1 point)
• It is meant to emphasize the way people interacted with their animals.
• It is meant to emphasize the ways of life of people from long ago.
• It is meant to emphasize the amount of milk the cow produced.
• It is meant to emphasize the creativity of the crew. Which of the following is a statement that appears to contradict itself but is actually true? (1 point)
• paradox
• juxtaposition
O dialogue
• irony Which of these figures of speech are examples of hyperbole? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
The Ranch House on Oak Street has to be the worst restaurant in the universe.
• There were two billion emails waiting in my inbox when I returned from vacation.
• You risk all you have when you refuse to take the necessary risks.
• The cat's green eyes were two glowing lanterns at the top of the staircase.
• With thousands of stories, the library is definitely the tallest building in town.
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1. **When might a writer use hyperbole?**
- **Answer:** to paint a vivid picture and bring in an element of humor
2. **Which is the best interpretation of the role of the hyperbole in this paragraph?**
- **Answer:** It is meant to emphasize the amount of milk the cow produced.
3. **Which of the following is a statement that appears to contradict itself but is actually true?**
- **Answer:** paradox
4. **Which of these figures of speech are examples of hyperbole? Select the two correct answers.**
- **Answer:**
1. The Ranch House on Oak Street has to be the worst restaurant in the universe.
2. There were two billion emails waiting in my inbox when I returned from vacation.
- **Answer:** to paint a vivid picture and bring in an element of humor
2. **Which is the best interpretation of the role of the hyperbole in this paragraph?**
- **Answer:** It is meant to emphasize the amount of milk the cow produced.
3. **Which of the following is a statement that appears to contradict itself but is actually true?**
- **Answer:** paradox
4. **Which of these figures of speech are examples of hyperbole? Select the two correct answers.**
- **Answer:**
1. The Ranch House on Oak Street has to be the worst restaurant in the universe.
2. There were two billion emails waiting in my inbox when I returned from vacation.