(50 points) in a house the size of a postage stamp
lived a man as big as a barge.
his mouth could drink the entire river
you could say it was rather large
for dinner, he would eat a trillion beans
and a silo full of grain,
washed it down with a tanker of milk
as if he were a drain.

which best states the theme of the poem?
a) a healthy appetite can lead to power.
b) too much appetite can leave one empty.
c) people should watch how much they eat.
d) people should feed the hungry in their communities.
14)

what is the dominant type of figurative language used in the poem?
a) hyperbole
b) metaphor
c) simile
d) synecdoche