Question

The amount of water was simply incredible it seemed to engulf the world.


Read sentence (11) from passage 1. Which answer choice correctly identifies the underlined figure of speech and best


explains its meaning?


A)


hyperbole; It emphasizes that the narrator is unable to believe the amount


of rain


B)


hyperbole; It conveys the idea that the rain was torrential and constant.


o


metaphor; It shows that the rain had certain human characteristics.


D)


metaphor, It explains the rain by comparing it to something familiar.