Question

read this excerpt:

i love thee to the depth and breadth and height
my soul can reach,

— elizabeth barrett browning, “how do i love thee?”

what type of figurative language is the author using in this excerpt from “how do i love thee?”

a. hyperbole
b. oxymoron
c. metaphor
d. allusion

Explanation:

The excerpt uses extreme, exaggerated measurements (depth, breadth, height of the soul's reach) to emphasize the intensity of love, which is the definition of hyperbole. An oxymoron combines contradictory terms, a metaphor directly compares unrelated things without "like/as", and an allusion references another work or figure—none of these match the excerpt's language.

Answer:

A. Hyperbole