Question

which sentence from the story contains an example of hyperbole?
a. The hit sounded like a cannon firing.
b. He could fell his heart racing as the pressure of being the team;s last chance for victory weighed on him.
C. The ball flew by herbert at what seemed to be 500 miles per hour.
D. the crowd held its breath as the pitcher released the third pitch.

Answer 1

Partyrainbow276,

C.

Here are 50 other examples of Hyperboles:
I'm including these so you can learn to recognize hyperboles by seeing a pattern in over - exagerrated statements (hyperboles). Try to think of it as "figures of speech". It does get a little tricky, at times, IMO.
http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language/figurative-language-examples/hyperbole-examples/

Cheers,
imalinguist

Answer 2

hmmm haha

Answer 3

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Answer 4

do u still need help?

Answer 5

I think is C

Answer 6

so, what do you think ?

Answer 7

It is C as previously said :P

Answer 8

i agree i noticed that one first haha but then i read A and its kinda like the same thing..

Answer 9

A or C

Answer 10

most likely C ... because both are exaggeration, C is over exaggeration

Answer 11

C is more exaggeration

Answer 12

thanks experimentX

Answer 13

ya i would have gone with C to haha it has the most exaggeration