What is the effect of hyperbole on the narration of the absolutely true diary of a part-time indian? it creates a depressive voice, which affects the characterization of arnold. it creates an exaggerative voice, which affects the narrator’s credibility. it provides a formal tone to balance the otherwise informal tones. it affects the mood of the story by creating a gloomy atmosphere.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance