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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

“Ten thousand hats were thrown in air, ten thousand threw a fit.”

Which type of figurative language is contained in this passage?

simile
metaphor
irony
hyperbole

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i believe that would be irony
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Answer: It's a hyperbole!

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement that is used to create emphasis or evoke strong feeling...

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