Question

read the poem. then, review the bolded text in the first stanza.
opening night
i wake at dawn, and nighttime
feels one hundred years away.
nate and i have been waiting
for the movie that comes out today!
weve already made our costumes
and re - watched the old series.
weve read about the brand new cast
and shared our favorite theories.
we watch the time on our phones.
i tell nate im sick of waiting.
he suggests we try the riverwalk,
for some biking and some skating.
its a blast; we hardly get back
in time to change and eat.
before i can even check the clock,
im in my costume and my seat!
the bolded text shows hyperbole, which uses extreme or unrealistic language to describe something. what is the purpose of this text?
it suggests that the movie took many years to come out.
it shows how eager the speaker is for nighttime to arrive.
it points out that the poem takes place in the past.

Explanation:

The hyperbole "Feels one hundred years away" exaggerates the perceived length of time until nighttime. The poem establishes the speaker is waiting eagerly for a movie releasing that night; this extreme language emphasizes their impatience and eagerness for nighttime (when they can see the movie) to arrive. The other options are incorrect: the movie is releasing the same day, not after years, and the poem is set in the present moment of waiting, not the past.

Answer:

It shows how eager the speaker is for nighttime to arrive.