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Determine Meaning: Words and Phrases

Question 141103 • PMHS English II Q2

I must be popular because my phone is blowing up.

Answer
A
simile
B
personification
C
hyperbole

Explanation

“My phone is blowing up” exaggerates how many calls or messages the speaker is getting; the phone is not literally exploding. This figure of speech is hyperbole, so the correct choice is hyperbole.

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