Question

figures of speech quick check
use the paragraph to answer the question.
in spite of short rations she gave enough milk to keep six men busy skimming the cream. if she had been kept in a barn and fed regularly she might have made a milking record. when she fed on the evergreen trees and her milk got so strong of white pine and balsam that the men used it for cough medicine and liniment, they quit serving the milk on the table and made butter out of it. by using this butter, to grease the logging roads when the snow and ice thawed off, paul was able to run big logging sleds all summer.
which is the best interpretation of the role of the hyperbole in this paragraph?
(1 point)
o it is meant to emphasize the ways of life of people from long ago.
o it is meant to emphasize the way people interacted with their animals.
it is meant to emphasize the amount of milk the cow produced.
o it is meant to emphasize the creativity of the crew.

Explanation:

The paragraph describes a cow's milk production in an exaggerated way (hyperbole). For example, "enough milk to keep six men busy skimming the cream" and using the butter to "grease the logging roads when the snow and ice thawed off, Paul was able to run big logging sleds all summer" are extreme statements. These hyperboles are focused on highlighting the large quantity of milk the cow produced, not on ways of life long ago (no historical context emphasis), not on people - animal interaction (the main focus is milk quantity), and not on crew creativity (the creativity is a side - effect of dealing with the milk, not the main emphasis).

Answer:

It is meant to emphasize the amount of milk the cow produced.