Question

Read the passage. Oscar was frustrated. Because he stayed late after class, he missed his bus. He called his friend on the phone, and said, “You will never believe what is going on. I am walking about 100 miles to get home, and I think my feet are going to fall off. And this is the hottest day in the history of the world.” Which literary device is the author using? allegory symbolism irony hyperbole

Answer 1

Answer: Hyperbole

Step-by-step explanation:

Hyperbole means to exaggerate on something and most of the time, its not to be taken literally.

Answer 2

Hyperbole-- Would be the answer. Its a figure of speech and is exaggerated.

"I think my feet are going to fall off" and etc

That Above: is not to be taken literally

Hyperbole means to exaggerate on something and most of the time, its not to be taken literally.