The use of the term "never-ending construction" in this excerpt is an example of b. hyperbole. Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Here, "never-ending construction" emphasizes the vast amount of construction happening in San Francisco, suggesting it feels constant and overwhelming.
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"The year was 1900, the dawn of a new century, when Rodia arrived in San Francisco, where love caught him, and a year later he was married. He remained in San Francisco with his wife, had two boys and worked in what seemed to be never- ending construction. Everywhere he looked there was a house, a building, a bridge, streets, parks being constructed."
The use of the term "never-ending construction" in this excerpt is an example of which type of figurative language?
a. metaphor
b. hyperbole
c. oxymoron
d. personification
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