Question

Which quotation from The Secret Garden contains a hyperbole?
A.She heard something rustling on the matting and when she looked down he saw a little snake gliding along and watching her with eyes like jewels.
B."My word! She's a plain little piece of goods!"
C.Mary asked no more questions but waited in the darkness of her corner, keeping her eyes on the window.
D."She was a sweet, pretty thing and he'd have walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass she wanted."

Answer 1

Hyperbole is an exaggeration

Answer 2

"All the flowers in the world could not satisfy my senses like the way you do"

Answer 3

Over the top stuff like that

Answer 4

maybe B or A

Answer 5

Actually I think its A, but a question from brainly said its C

Answer 6

Both are incorrect

Answer 7

oh so now that leaves me with D and B

Answer 8

Oh, I see it now I think its D

Answer 9

The first three contain metaphors "eyes like jewels" and such.


But doesn't "he'd have walked the world over to get her a blade o' grass she wanted" sound a bit exaggerated?

Answer 10

yes thanks now I have a better understanding for hyperboles

Answer 11

No problem