Which excerpt from "Foreign Lands" contains hyperbole?
A. I saw the next-door garden lie,
Adorned with flowers, before my eye,
B. Up into the cherry tree
Who should climb but little me?
C. I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands.
D. I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking-glass;
I think it's c
The right answer is c guys. I took the test, and I decided to go with c, and I got it right. Here are all the other answers for the Expectation Unit Test. But please do me a favor, and only use these answers to check you work!
1. c) a struggle between one individual and a group of people
2. d) Each person should follow his or her individual passion.
3. b) People sacrifice and work hard for those whom they love.
4. b) Most of the company's employees have been on strike for three days.
5. a) looking for adventure and excitement.
6. b) The speaker takes joy in climbing trees and imagining far-off places.
7. c) I held the trunk with both my hands | And looked abroad on foreign lands
8. b) It emphasizes the dreamlike world of the speaker’s imagination.
9. b) Anthony Rassi
10. a) act in embarrassing ways.
11. c) She feels it is safe and comfortable.
12. b) a time I experienced success
13. c) We asked Ahmad to notify us through e-mail if he was not coming.
14. a) A simile compares students’ whispers to a school of fish.
Again, only use the answers to check YOUR work. If you have a different answer from mine, please know why your was different from mine. These answers are 100% right.
A is incorrect.
Be sure you're clear on the meaning of hyperbole:
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hyperbole#
I think is C because im big JEBUS
To identify the excerpt from "Foreign Lands" that contains hyperbole, you need to understand what hyperbole means. Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggeration or overstatement to make a point. It is used to create emphasis or add dramatic effect to a statement.
Let's analyze each excerpt to find the one that exhibits hyperbole:
A. "I saw the next-door garden lie,
Adorned with flowers, before my eye."
This excerpt describes seeing a garden adorned with flowers. Although it paints a vivid picture, it does not contain any clear hyperbole.
B. "Up into the cherry tree
Who should climb but little me?"
This excerpt expresses the speaker's surprise and excitement about climbing a cherry tree. It does not involve any exaggeration or overstatement, so it does not contain hyperbole.
C. "I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands."
This excerpt describes the speaker holding a tree trunk and looking at foreign lands. Although one could argue that "looking abroad on foreign lands" can be interpreted as hyperbolic, the statement itself is not exaggerated or overstated.
D. "I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking-glass."
This excerpt contains the hyperbole. The expression "be the sky's blue looking-glass" is an exaggeration because it suggests that the river serves as a mirror for the sky, which is clearly not possible.
Therefore, the excerpt from "Foreign Lands" that contains hyperbole is:
D. "I saw the dimpling river pass
And be the sky's blue looking-glass."