The fire swallowed up the house before the firefighters arrived

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Thibaut Colar · Answer 1 · 2017-06-22T12:12:13+0000

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I took the test and first selected the Hyperbole and it came back as wrong so I selected this one and it was correct.

Jonathan Kibet · Answer 2 · 2017-06-26T09:18:20+0000

This sentence would be taking advantage of "hyperbole" since it is using an exaggerated statement to further a basic idea--not to be taken literally that the fire actually "swallowed up" the house.

The fire swallowed up the house before the firefighters arrived

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