Question

When Daisy asks if the people of their hometown miss her, Nick says, "The whole town 1 point

is desolate. All the cars have the left rear wheel painted black as a mourning wreath, and
there's a persistent wail all night along the north shore." What literary device is being
shown in this exchange?
O Metaphor
O Personification
O Ambiguity
O Hyperbole

Answer 1

This is an example of hyperbole.

Nick is exaggerating how desolate and mournful the town is in response to Daisy leaving.

Painting car wheels black as a "mourning wreath" and a "persistent wail all night along the north shore" are hyperbolic descriptions meant to emphasize how much the town allegedly misses Daisy.

So the correct choice is:

O Hyperbole

The other options do not accurately describe the literary device used in that exchange.