Which sentence best rewrites the following line so that it includes hyperbole?

jackson lived for a long period of time in a small, ramshackle house.

a. jackson lived for years and years in a very small, ramshackle house.
b. jackson lived for a long period of time in an old two-room house.
c. jackson lived for an eternity in a two-room, ramshackle house.
d. jackson lived for years in an extremely small and shabby house.

c. Jackson lived for an eternity in a two-room, ramshackle house.

Hyperbole is a rhetorical device in which the author exaggerates in a way that is not meant to be taken literally. The purpose is to create a strong, lasting impression in the reader. In this example, option C is using hyperbole by describing Jackson as having lived "an eternity" in the house. As we know that people do not live eternally, we know that the author does not mean this literally. Instead, he is trying to convey that the amount of time is a very long one.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.