Which of the following sentences from “the forbidden fruit” does not contain an example of hyperbole? . “the ban provoked hot dreams and icy abstinence.”. “the smell of fried pork made me faint.”. “i would loiter for hours in front of the food store showcases and contemplate sausages beaded with fat and dappled with pork.”< “i imagined myself skinning these sausages and letting my teeth sink into the juicy, luxuriant . meat.”

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?