What is the meaning of the hyperbole, "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse", when used in a text?(1 point)

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It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.
It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.

It allows the reader to understand that the speaker is a little hungry.
It allows the reader to understand that the speaker is a little hungry.

It helps explain the speaker's hunger by drawing a direct comparison between the appetite of the speaker and the appetite of a horse.
It helps explain the speaker's hunger by drawing a direct comparison between the appetite of the speaker and the appetite of a horse.

It gives the reader insight to how the speaker feels about horses.

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The correct response is:

It gives the reader a better understanding that the speaker is extremely hungry through an exaggerated expression of the speaker's hunger.

This hyperbole emphasizes the intensity of the speaker's hunger in a humorous and exaggerated way.