Question

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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.


"Afterwards Jim said the witches be witched him and put him in a trance, and rode him all over the State, and then set him under the trees again, and hung his hat on a limb to show who done it. And next time Jim told it he said they rode him down to New Orleans; and, after that, every time he told it he spread it more and more, till by and by he said they rode him all over the world, and tiredhim most to death, and his back was all over saddle-boils." (p.10)


Which writing technique is best illustrated by the above passage?

A. Imagery

B. Word Choice

C. Exaggeration

D. Irony

Answer 1

Answer: C. Exaggeration

Explanation: The passage describes how Jim's story of being bewitched by witches and taken on a wild ride, starts off as a small incident and then becomes more and more exaggerated as he tells it multiple times. This is an example of exaggeration, where the story becomes more dramatic with each retelling.