Question

review the passage. the hyperbole is shown in bold. at that time bogotá was a remote, lugubrious city where an insomniac rain had been falling since the beginning of the sixteenth century. i noticed that on the street there were too many hurrying men, dressed like me when i arrived, in black wool and bowler hats. on the other hand, not a single consolatory woman could be seen, for they, like priests in cassocks and soldiers in uniform, were not permitted to enter the gloomy cafes in the business district. from gabriel garcía márquez, living to tell the tale. what is the effect of the hyperbole on the passages meaning or tone? it suggests that the narrator has trouble sleeping. it indicates that the narrator has lived in bogotá for a long time. it implies that it rains too much in bogotá.

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggeration. Saying rain has been falling since the 16th - century exaggerates the amount of rain. It's not about the narrator's sleep or how long the narrator has lived there.

Answer:

It implies that it rains too much in Bogotá.