6. joy is reading a passage from her favorite story. she enjoys the passage because of the deliberate exaggeration. the writer describes people, things, or events as if they were much greater than they really are. which literary device is the author using in the passage? a. symbolism b. hyperbole c. irony d. understatement

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.

i have no idea buudy for the points tho