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The Last Shot
The crowd was as tense as a mouse meeting fear;
Their backs are straighter than rulers.
Time is like the speed of light.
Everybody’s eyes are as large as saucers.
I am always given the last shot;
My aim is as certain as the rising sun.
1. Which line from “The Last Shot” is an example of hyperbole?
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“Everybody’s eyes are as large as saucers.”
"Their backs are straighter than rulers."
“The crowd was as tense as a mouse meeting fear…”
“Time is like the speed of light.”
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The Last Shot
The crowd was as tense as a mouse meeting fear;
Their backs are straighter than rulers.
Time is like the speed of light.
Everybody’s eyes are as large as saucers.
I am always given the last shot;
My aim is as certain as the rising sun.
2. What is the literal meaning of the line "My aim is as certain as the rising sun"?
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The speaker never misses a shot.
Sometimes the speaker hits the goal, and sometimes he does not.
Sometimes the speaker misses a shot, so the crowd is nervous.
The speaker practices a lot but does not have perfect aim.
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The Last Shot
The crowd was as tense as a mouse meeting fear;
Their backs are straighter than rulers.
Time is like the speed of light.
Everybody’s eyes are as large as saucers.
I am always given the last shot;
My aim is as certain as the rising sun.
1. Which line from “The Last Shot” is an example of hyperbole?
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Q.
The Last Shot
The crowd was as tense as a mouse meeting fear;
Their backs are straighter than rulers.
Time is like the speed of light.
Everybody’s eyes are as large as saucers.
I am always given the last shot;
My aim is as certain as the rising sun.
2. What is the literal meaning of the line "My aim is as certain as the rising sun"?
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30 sec
Q.
Appetite
In a house the size of a postage stamp
lived a man as big as a barge.
His mouth could drink the entire river
You could say it was rather large
For dinner he would eat a trillion beans
And a silo full of grain,
Washed it down with a tanker of milk
As if he were a drain.
3. Which of the following lines from “Appetite” is not an example of hyperbole?
