Read the excerpt below and answer the question. i never see such an old ostrich for wanting to gobble what type of figurative language is present in this sentence? alliteration hyperbole metaphor simile

So the answer is definitely a metaphor!

B. Hyperbole

Explanation:

The excerpt provided is a figurative language which makes use figures of speech to achieve impact, persuasion and emphasis.

Alliteration, Hyperbole, Metaphor and Simile as all examples of figures of speech.

The excerpt provided there is no comparison but an exaggeration of facts as ostriches are said to gobble their food

answer: from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people

explanation:

the answer is b, it brings the reader closer to the action.

it would've been a if the word had been determined, not conceited

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