Question

review the passage. the hyperbole is shown in bold.
\aint you thinkin whats it gonna be like when we get there? aint you scared it wont be nice like we thought?\

o,\ she said quickly.
o, i aint. you cant do that. i cant do that. its too much— livin too many lives. up ahead theys a thousan lives we might live, but when it comes, itll ony be one. if i go ahead on all of em, its too much. you got to live ahead cause youre so young, but—its jus the road goin by for me.\
from john steinbeck. the grapes of wrath. copyright 1939 by john steinbeck
what is the effect of the hyperbole on the passages meaning or tone?
it suggests that it is fruitless to think too much about the future.
it suggests that the future will contain dangers.
it suggests the importance of thinking about the future.

Explanation:

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement. In the passage, "a thousan' lives we might live" is hyperbole. The speaker says thinking about all those possible futures ("livin' too many lives") is "too much". This implies that over - thinking about the future is not useful. The other options are incorrect. There is no indication in the hyperbole that the future has dangers. And the speaker is against over - thinking about the future, not emphasizing its importance.

Answer:

It suggests that it is fruitless to think too much about the future.