In the sentence The air around the wild-plum and redhaw trees is vibrant with the beating wings of millions of wild bees, and the bee-birds feast to gluttony, the author uses

A)
hyperbole

B)
onomatopoeia

C)
paradox

D)
understatement

Question

In the sentence The air around the wild-plum and redhaw trees is vibrant with the beating wings of millions of wild bees, and the bee-birds feast to gluttony, the author uses
	

A)
	hyperbole 	
	

B)
	onomatopoeia 	
	

C)
	paradox 	
	

D)
	understatement

texaschic101 · Answer

I am leaning towards hyperbole because hyperbole is an exaggeration.
" millions of wild bees " -- thats a ton of bees...I believe he exaggerated a tad bit here..lol.