How does twain’s use of exaggeration in these lines from “a fable” affect the text

We would need the book or the story to be able to do this one.

It creates a sense of whimsy to insert humor and lightheartedness.

Explanation:

How does Twain's use of exaggeration in these lines from "A Fable" affect the text?

"What is a mirror?"

"It is a hole in the wall," said the cat. "You look in it, and there you see the picture, and it is so dainty and charming and ethereal and inspiring in its unimaginable beauty that your head turns round and round, and you almost swoon with ecstasy."

A) It creates a sense of normalcy to help readers identify with the moral.

B) It creates a sense of mystery that invites readers to search for meaning.

C) It creates a sense of whimsy to insert humor and lightheartedness.

D) It creates a sense of instability, alerting readers that truth is elusive.

I picked B) on the test but got it wrong. The correct answer is C)

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)