Use the passage to answer the question. 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 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. It exaggerates the number of customers that came into the store on this day. It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers. It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers. It indicates that the increase in business was very exciting for all involved
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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 commenced to flow through our front doors" is a metaphor suggesting a large and swift influx of customers, indicating that the store quickly became busy after opening.
