Question

The air around the wild-plum and redhaw trees is vibrant with the beating wings of millions of wild bees, and the bee-birds feast to gluttony

In the sentence The air around the wild-plum and redhaw trees is vibrant with the beating wings of millions of wild bees, and the bee-birds feast to gluttony, the author uses
A) hyperbole
B) onomatopoeia
C) paradox
D) understatement

Answer 1

Answer: A) hyperbole

Explanation: Hyperbole is used by the author. 'Millions' of wild bees is an exaggeration or example of the use of hyperbole.

Answer 2

the answer you're looking for happens to be A