Their axes were so big it took a week to grind one of them. Each man had
three axes and two helpers to carry the spare axes to the river when they got
red hot from chopping. Even in those days they had to watch out for forest
fires. The axes were hung on long rope handles. Each axeman would march
through the timber whirling his axe around him till the hum of it sounded like
one of Paul's for-and-aft mosquitoes, and at every step a quarter-section of
timber was cut.
Which is the best interpretation of the role of the hyperbole in this
paragraph?
A. It is meant to emphasize the height and weight of the axemen.
B. It is meant to emphasize how many people were needed to fight
the forest fire
C. It is meant to emphasize the size and abilities of the axes.
D. It is meant to emphasize the good deeds accomplished by the
crew