Which statement best explains how hyperbole affects meaning in “afternoon in school – the last lesson”?
a: it reinforces the idea that the speaker does not like his students.
b: it shows how much the students resent the speaker's indifference.
c: it develops the idea that teaching is a challenging, yet rewarding profession.
d: it creates a humorous and lighthearted picture of the speaker.

Which excerpt from the awakening best highlights the elation edna feels when she thinks of robert? the morning was full of sunlight and hope. edna could see before her no denial—only the promise of excessive joy. she lay in bed awake, with bright eyes full of speculation. “he loves you, poor fool.” he would come to her in the afternoon or evening, sit and roll his cigarette, talk a little, and go away as he had done the night before. but how delicious it would be to have him there with her! robert did not come that day. she was keenly disappointed. he did not come the following day, nor the next. each morning she awoke with hope, and each night she was a prey to despondency. his horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. she liked the rapid gait at which they spun along, and the quick, sharp sound of the horses' hoofs on the hard road.

Read the excerpt from how the grimm brothers saved the fairy tale. which idea does the author develop with the text example cited in the excerpt ?

What does the simile add to the passage