Question

use the passage to answer the question.

after three weeks of silence and fears that we wouldnt be able to make rent on our lease in our very first month, a river of customers commenced to flow through our front doors almost the second we flipped the sign on our door from \closed\ to \open.\

which statement best analyzes the role played by the figurative language used in this passage?
(1 point)

○ it indicates that the increase in business was very exciting for all involved.

○ it exaggerates the number of customers that came into the store on this day

○ it indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers.

○ it suggests that the store could not keep up with the increase in business it experienced

Explanation:

The figurative language "a river of customers" is a metaphor. A river flows continuously and in large volume. Analyzing each option:

• First option: The metaphor doesn't focus on excitement but on the number of customers.
• Second option: It's not an exaggeration (hyperbole) but a metaphor to show quantity and speed.
• Third option: A "river" of customers implies a large number coming quickly, so the store rapidly gained many customers.
• Fourth option: The metaphor doesn't suggest the store couldn't keep up, just that many customers came.

Answer:

It indicates that the store rapidly gained many customers.