This is a portion of a letter from the famous author, Mark Twain, to his friend, Dr. John Brown.
from Mark Twain's Letters
To Dr. John Brown, in Edinburgh:
ELMIRA, NEW YORK, U. S. June 22, 1876.
DEAR FRIEND THE DOCTOR, - ... I wish you were here, to spend the summer with us. We are perched on a hill-top that overlooks a little world of green valleys, shining rivers, sumptuous forests and billowy uplands veiled in the haze of distance. We have no neighbors. It is the quietest of all quiet places, and we are hermits that eschew caves and live in the sun.
(from Mark Twain's Letters by Mark Twain)
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eschew avoid
How do the underlined hyperboles affect the description of Twain's summer residence?
O 1. They describe a lush location, much like Dr. Brown's own Edinburgh.
O 2. They signify a location that is otherworldly, alien, and unsettled by humans.
O 3. They evoke an oasis that seems private, peaceful, and isolated from the world.
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