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Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?

A. His words were as soft as the petals of a flower

B. We had mile high ice cream cones for dessert

C. The group of children raced through the store

D. The cars waited impatiently for the light to change

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Answer:

We had mile-high ice cream cones for dessert.

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The correct answer is B) We had mile-high ice cream cones for dessert.

The sentence that is an example of hyperbole is "We had mile-high ice cream cones for dessert."

A hyperbole is an exaggerated sentence or expression, hard to believe. It is a literary figure that has not to be understood literally. What the hyperbole does in a text is to exaggerate something for the reader to pay attention to or emphasize something. In the case, it is not true that the ice cream was "mile-high," but the author wanted to share the idea that the ice creams were so big.

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