Question
River of Angels
by Alejandro Morales
The year was 1900, the dawn of a new century, when Rodia arrived in San Francisco, where love caught him, and a year later he was married. He remained in San Francisco with his wife, had two boys and worked in what seemed to be never-ending construction. Everywhere he looked there was a house, a building, a bridge, streets, parks being constructed.
Excerpt from "River of Angels" by Alejandro Morales is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
The use of the term never-ending construction in this excerpt is an example of which type of figurative language?
(1 point)
Responses
hyperbole
hyperbole
oxymoron
oxymoron
metaphor
metaphor
personification
personification
by Alejandro Morales
The year was 1900, the dawn of a new century, when Rodia arrived in San Francisco, where love caught him, and a year later he was married. He remained in San Francisco with his wife, had two boys and worked in what seemed to be never-ending construction. Everywhere he looked there was a house, a building, a bridge, streets, parks being constructed.
Excerpt from "River of Angels" by Alejandro Morales is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
The use of the term never-ending construction in this excerpt is an example of which type of figurative language?
(1 point)
Responses
hyperbole
hyperbole
oxymoron
oxymoron
metaphor
metaphor
personification
personification
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The use of the term "never-ending construction" in the excerpt is an example of **hyperbole**. Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, and "never-ending" emphasizes the constant activity and growth in the city in an exaggerated way.