Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

With this thought in mind, I made perhaps one step per minute. The excerpt above is an example of _____.

Select all that apply.
hyperbole
denotative meaning
figurative language
verbal irony

Answer 1

denotative meaning.....m.

Answer 2

“With this thought in mind, I made perhaps one step per minute.” The given excerpt is example of hyperbole and figurative language.  

Explanation:

It is considered as hyperbole because, making one step forward per minute is not at all makes a meaning literally. But it just depicts that the speaker is exhibiting some sort of emphasis to the listener.

As in the sentence hyperbole is used, it is considered as figurative language. The language in which poetic device are used such type of language is called as figurative language.