The following quotation from paragraph 1 illustrates which type of figurative language?

"The old courthouse clock suffered its preliminary strain and struck the
hour, eight deafening bongs that shook our bones."

A. Allusion

B. Hyperbole

C. Irony

D. Imagery

Answer is B. Hyperbole

Explanation:

The personification is the clock suffering from its preliminary strain. the imagery and hyperbole in the quote is when it says the eight deafening bongs that shook our bones.

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