Denise came in from shoveling snow in the driveway. Her lips were blue, her nose was red, and there were little icicles on her eyelashes. "I may have to skip a swim in the lake today," she told her mother. Which literary device did the author use in the passage?

a. understatement

b. irony

c. hyperbole

d. allegory

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Adrienne Gill

English

16 April, 23:24

Denise came in from shoveling snow in the driveway. Her lips were blue, her nose was red, and there were little icicles on her eyelashes. "I may have to skip a swim in the lake today," she told her mother. Which literary device did the author use in the passage?

a. understatement

b. irony

c. hyperbole

d. allegory

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Ruby Roberson · Answer 1

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "c. hyperbole." The literary device did the author use in the passage is that c. hyperbole. " ... H er lips were blue, her nose was red, and there were little icicles on her eyelashes ..."