WILL FAN AND MEDAL !

He stops at the ocean’s edge, smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her, and stretches out a colossal hand. His blue eyes are like lasers in the night. The beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields. They scan the beach, illuminating shells and sleeping gulls, then focus on her. The porch turns blue, ultraviolet. Her hands, too, are blue. Celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the palms on the shore.

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WILL FAN AND MEDAL ! 


He stops at the ocean’s edge, smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her, and stretches out a colossal hand. His blue eyes are like lasers in the night. The beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields. They scan the beach, illuminating shells and sleeping gulls, then focus on her. The porch turns blue, ultraviolet. Her hands, too, are blue. Celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the palms on the shore.

anonymous · Answer

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?


A. “smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her”
B. “and stretches out a colossal hand”
C. “His blue eyes are like lasers in the night.”
D. “The porch turns blue, ultraviolet.”

anonymous · Answer

So, a hyperbole is an exaggeration of the truth. 

Example: "My dog is as big as a bear." 
Truth: "My dog is larger than most dogs." 

So for your situation, I would go with B. 

I would pick be B because C is a simile and D is more of an observation.

anonymous · Answer

What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

At first i guessed A. but second time i also got B. So thanks! (: