Question

question 3
1 pts
re - read this line from the text:
not marble nor the gilded monuments
of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme,
what type of figurative language is being used?
hint: figurative language - words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true
simile
hyperbole
personification

Explanation:

A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. The line claims that the "powerful rhyme" will outlive marble and gilded monuments of princes, which is an over - statement for emphasis on the lasting power of poetry. It's not a simile (no 'like' or 'as' comparison), nor personification (no human traits given to non - human things).

Answer:

B. Hyperbole