After three weeks of silence and fears that we wouldn't be able to make rent on our lease in our very first month, a river of customers commenced to flow through our front doors almost the second we flipped the sign on our door from "Closed" to "Open." Which statement best analyzes the role played by the figurative language used in this passage? (1 point) Responses It indicates that the increase in business was very exciting for all involved. It indicates that the increase in business was very exciting for all involved. It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers. It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers. It suggests that the store could not keep up with the increase in business it experienced. It suggests that the store could not keep up with the increase in business it experienced. It exaggerates the number of customers that came into the store on this day.
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The statement that best analyzes the role played by the figurative language used in the passage is: It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers.
The phrase "a river of customers" uses figurative language to emphasize the sudden and significant influx of customers, suggesting a rapid increase in business.
