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The music played so loud I knew my ears would be ringing for hours. The band rocked. We thumped our feet to the beat and shouted along with the lyrics.
Which revision would introduce hyperbole to make the description more vivid?

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Responses

add “at the top of our lungs” after “shouted”
add “at the top of our lungs” after “shouted”

add “like maniacs” after “shouted”
add “like maniacs” after “shouted”

replace “hours” with “the rest of my life”
replace “hours” with “the rest of my life”

replace “rocked” with “was on fire”
replace “rocked” with “was on fire”
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To introduce hyperbole and make the description more vivid, the best revision would be to replace “hours” with “the rest of my life.” This exaggeration effectively amplifies the impact of the loud music on the speaker's ears.