Bryce is reading a passage from his favorite story. he finds the story humorous because of the deliberate exaggeration. the writer describes people, things, or events as if they were much greater than they really are. which literary device is the author using?
a. irony
b. symbolism
c. hyperbole
d. understatement

Which of the following is not true about using your local library as a resource while doing research? a. searching library catalogs can you narrow your topic, as well as give you ideas about what resources are available to you. b. most libraries now have searchable databases and many other resources accessible online. c. using the library as a resource is a bit more time consuming, because it cannot be done from home. d. all of the above statements are true.

Read the excerpt from "politics and the english language" by george orwell. by this morning’s post i have received a pamphlet dealing with conditions in germany. the author tells me that he "felt impelled” to write it. i open it at random, and here is almost the first sentence that i see: "[the allies] have an opportunity not only of achieving a radical transformation of germany’s social and political structure in such a way as to avoid a nationalistic reaction in germany itself, but at the same time of laying the foundations of a cooperative and unified europe.” which statement is correct? orwell uses an example and statistical evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses an example and a quotation for evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and factual evidence in this excerpt. orwell uses hypothetical and statistical evidence in this excerpt.

The author’s purpose for including this in the introduction is