Question

1. identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:

after about four million attempts, i finally sunk a three-point shot.
○ oxymoron
○ onomatopoeia
○ hyperbole
○ personification

Explanation:

To identify the figure of speech, we analyze each option:

• Oxymoron: Contradictory terms (not here).
• Onomatopoeia: Word imitates sound (not here).
• Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect. "Four million attempts" is an exaggeration (not literal).
• Personification: Giving human traits to non - human (not here). So the figure of speech is hyperbole.

Answer:

C. hyperbole