Question

review the passage. the hyperbole is shown in bold.

at that time bogotá was a remote, lugubrious city where an insomniac rain had been falling since the beginning of the sixteenth century. i noticed that on the street there were too many hurrying men, dressed like me when i arrived, in black wool and bowler hats. on the other hand, not a single consolatory woman could be seen, for they, like priests in cassocks and soldiers in uniform, were not permitted to enter the gloomy cafés in the business district.

from gabriel garcía márquez, living to tell the tale

what is the effect of the hyperbole on the passages meaning or tone?

it implies that it rains too much in bogotá.

it indicates that the narrator has lived in bogotá for
a long time.

Explanation:

Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. The phrase "an insomniac rain had been falling since the beginning of the sixteenth century" is an over - the - top description. It's not that rain has actually been falling non - stop since the 1500s. Instead, it's a way to emphasize the frequency or the seemingly never - ending nature of the rain. This exaggeration gives a vivid impression of the city's weather. The other option about the narrator living in Bogotá for a long time is not supported by this hyperbolic statement about the rain.

Answer:

It implies that it rains too much in Bogotá.