Question

‘His father would be proud too, he reminded himself. After 32 years and a couple of million fires, his father still had the passion for it in his blood until the end.’

What figure of speech is used in this sentence?
A) analogy
B) comparison
C) hyperbole
D) personification

Answer 1

C Hyperbole as it says COUPLE of MILLION fire meaning two completely opposite words

Answer 2

C) hyperbole

Step-by-step explanation:

A hyperbole is a type of rhetorical device or figure of speech that describes something by exaggerating it. The main reason why an author might employ such a device is because he wants a word or a certain description to be dramatic and have a lot of impact. In this case, the author says that his father fought "a couple of million fires." This is an example of hyperbole, as the number is certainly an exaggeration, and is instead intended to create a dramatic effect.