Read the excerpt from "1859 Autobiographical Statement for Chester County Times".We reached our new home about the time the State came in the Union. It was a wild region, with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods. There I grew up. There were some schools, so called; but no qualification was ever required of a teacher, beyond "readin, writin, and cipherin."
Answer
A
Lincoln sarcastically calls his former classmates wild animals.
B
Lincoln downplays his own intelligence to illustrate the quality of his education.
C
Lincoln uses sarcasm to describe the quality of the schools where he grew up.
D
Lincoln uses hyperbole to exaggerate the challenges of his education.