Complete the analogy If " The boy was an angel" is a metaphor, then "The kids at C Average wouldn’t share their innermost feelings if you held a machete to their throats" is an example of a(n)

hyperbole

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. which in the state ment  it says, "The kids at C Average wouldn’t share their innermost feelings if you held a machete to their throats" you will not literaly put a machete in there throats there are just saying that the children won't share their innermost feeling no matter how bad the consequence.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.