Question

What main technique for achieving humor does Mark Twain use in this sentence from 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."

A)Understatement

B)Hyperbole

C)Satire

D)Personification

Answer 1

Answer:

Hyperbole (B)

Explanation:

A hyperbole is a literary device in which a statement is over exaggerated. For example, my backpack weighs a ton is a hyperbole because the person's backpack likely does not literally weigh a ton. So, when Mark Twain says "I could have hung my hat on my eyes they stuck out so far" it is an over-exaggeration, therefore a hyperbole. Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

Answer:

B Hyperbole

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exageratted reaction that isn't to be taken seroiusly