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  • 18-02-2017
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Which device does the statement, "my backpack weighs a ton," illustrate?
a. synecdoche
b. personification
c. hyperbole
d. metonymy

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beamala
beamala beamala
  • 18-02-2017
The answer is C, hyperbole
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Englishkat
Englishkat Englishkat
  • 19-02-2017
C hyperbole. The backpack does not literally weigh a TON. The author uses hyperbole to let the reader know it is really, really heavy
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