Question

select the hyperbole in the passage.

in a time without film or television or recorded music, live performances provided the only opportunity for people to hear and appreciate music. what we now call \classical\ music was an art form that was enormously important in lives of the privileged and unfortunate alike, and composers like beethoven often were seen as little less than gods. newspapers wrote obsessively about musicians and composers, and huge crowds gathered outside concert halls when a new work was being performed.

from russell martin and lydia nibley, the mysteries of beethovens hair. copyright 2009 by russell martin and lydia nibley

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an exaggeration used for rhetorical effect. The phrase "composers like Beethoven often were seen as little less than gods" is an exaggeration because composers are not actually gods, but this statement emphasizes the high regard and admiration people had for them.

Answer:

composers like Beethoven often were seen as little less than gods