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read the excerpt from \first generation\ of dreaming in cuban
he stops at the oceans edge, smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her, and stretches out a colossal
hand. his blue eyes are like lasers in the night. the beams bounce off his fingernails, five hard blue shields.
they scan the beach, illuminating shells and sleeping gulls, then focus on her. the porch turns blue,
ultraviolet. her hands, too, are blue. celia squints through the light, which dulls her eyesight and blurs the
palms on the shore.
which is an example of a hyperbole?
\smiles almost shyly, as if he fears disturbing her\
\and stretches out a colossal hand\
\his blue eyes are like lasers in the night.\
\the porch turns blue, ultraviolet.\

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. "and stretches out a colossal hand" exaggerates the size of the hand, which is a hyperbole. The other options: "smiles almost shyly..." is a description, "His blue eyes are like lasers..." is a simile, and "The porch turns blue, ultraviolet" is a description of color/light.

Answer:

B. "and stretches out a colossal hand"