Read this excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi:

Question

She is long and sharp and trim and pretty; she has two tall, fancy-topped chimneys, with a gilded device of some kind swung between them; a fanciful pilot-house, all glass and "gingerbread," perched on top of the "texas" deck behind them.
Which of these devices is most clearly shown here?

A.
Hyperbole

B.
Imagery

C.
Metaphor

D.
Humor

Answer 1

B. Imagery