Question

Use the passage to answer the question.
Jacob opened the curtains in his new bedroom and gazed out the window. People walked by, butnobody that he recognized. All his old friends, the only real friends he’d had for the last four years,were now a million miles away.
What might be the purpose of the hyperbole in this excerpt?
(1 point)
to emphasize Jacob’s loneliness
to emphasize Jacob’s excitement
to emphasize the size of Jacob’s neighborhood
to emphasize how much Jacobs’ friends had changed

Answer 1

to emphasize Jacob’s loneliness

The hyperbole "a million miles away" stresses how far removed he feels from the friends he used to have, highlighting his sense of isolation.