Question

1. the following question has two parts. answer part a first, and then part b. part a which of the following excerpts from \the face\ is an example of hyperbole? \we had visited the rock the previous afternoon, but the millions of selfie sticks hanging out over the ledge totally blocked our view.\ (paragraph 1) \i ushered my compadres down the thickly forested trail towards the ledge above the famous rock face, a naturally occurring rock formation with an uncanny resemblance to a human face.\ (paragraph 2) \instead of the famous face gracing our selfie background, there was just a sheer cliff of jumbled rock.\ (paragraph 3) \did you hear? there was a rockslide last night, we heard one hiker grumble when we made it back to the car.\ (paragraph 4) part b which statement best describes the tone the author helps create using the hyperbole identified in part a? gloomy sarcastic reflective solemn

Explanation:

Part A: Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. "millions of selfie - sticks" is an over - exaggeration to emphasize the large number, making the first option the example of hyperbole.
Part B: The use of such an over - the - top exaggeration gives a sarcastic tone as it is making light of the situation with a bit of mockery.

Answer:

Part A: "We had visited the rock the previous afternoon, but the millions of selfie sticks hanging out over the ledge totally blocked our view." (paragraph 1)
Part B: sarcastic