Question Use the passage to answer the question. Jacob opened the curtains in his new bedroom and gazed out the window. People walked by, but nobody 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) Responses to emphasize Jacob’s loneliness to emphasize Jacob’s loneliness to emphasize the size of Jacob’s neighborhood to emphasize the size of Jacob’s neighborhood to emphasize Jacob’s excitement to emphasize Jacob’s excitement to emphasize how much Jacobs’ friends had changed to emphasize how much Jacobs’ friends had changed Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The purpose of the hyperbole in this excerpt is to emphasize Jacob’s loneliness. The phrase "a million miles away" illustrates how distant he feels from his old friends, both physically and emotionally, highlighting his sense of isolation in his new environment.