Question

Read the excerpt from Mark Twain's memoir, Life on the Mississippi. I was quaking from head to foot, and I could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far.
What is the most likely meaning of the phrase "I could have hung my hat on my eyes, they stuck out so far" in this sentence?
It is hyperbole that means that the author's eyes were wide with fear.
It is a simile that means that the author's hat was falling over his eyes.
It is an oxymoron that means that the author could not see anything.
It is personification that means that the author's eyes were too big for his face.

Answer 1

It is a hyberbole. It’s an exaggeration of how afraid he was.

Answer 2

Answer: A) It is hyperbole that means that the author's eyes were wide with fear.

Explanation: A hyperbole is a type of figurative language that consists in exaggerating an event or a statement. In the given excerpt from Mark Twain's memoir, Life on the Mississippi, we can see a clear example of a hyperbole when he says that he could have hung my hat on his eyes, because they stuck out so far, this is not meant to be taken literally, but to give the idea of the level of fear that he felt.