What method does an oxymoron use to create a specific effect?(1 point)

An oxymoron creates a specific effect by **placing two words with opposite meanings together**.

What is hyperbole?(1 point)

Responses

a description that makes something seem smaller or less significant than it is
a description that makes something seem smaller or less significant than it is

a description that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point about something
a description that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point about something

a figure of speech that uses two words with opposite or conflicting meanings to create an effect
a figure of speech that uses two words with opposite or conflicting meanings to create an effect

a figure of speech that that gives human characteristics or traits to an inanimate object to create imagery

Hyperbole is **a description that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point about something**.

Use the sentence to answer the question.

I crossed the marathon finish line and immediately veered off the trail to collapse, certain I could sleep for days right there in the grass.
What role does hyperbole play in the text?

(1 point)
Responses

It uses an unrealistic situation to make a point.
It uses an unrealistic situation to make a point.

It stresses the extent of the narrator’s exhaustion in a memorable way.
It stresses the extent of the narrator’s exhaustion in a memorable way.

It creates a sensory experience for readers by presenting a vivid description.
It creates a sensory experience for readers by presenting a vivid description.

It introduces humor by exaggerating how tired the narrator is.

Hyperbole in the text **stresses the extent of the narrator’s exhaustion in a memorable way.**