Question

Passage: "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.'"

Question: Which statement best analyzes the role played by the figurative language used in this passage? (1 point)

📝 Answer Choices
It suggests that the store could not keep up with the increase in business it experienced.

It indicates that the increase in business was very exciting for all involved.

It exaggerates the number of customers that came into the store on this day.

It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers.

Answer 1

It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers.

Explanation: Calling customers a "river" emphasizes both the large number and the swift, continuous flow into the store.