The following quotation from paragraph 1 illustrates which type of figurative language?

"The old courthouse clock suffered its preliminary strain and struck the
hour, eight deafening bongs that shook our bones."

A. Allusion

B. Hyperbole

C. Irony

D. Imagery

Answer is B. Hyperbole

Explanation:

The personification is the clock suffering from its preliminary strain. the imagery and hyperbole in the quote is when it says the eight deafening bongs that shook our bones.

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a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

the legal limit for the drivers who can drive after consuming any amount of alcohol is 21 years.

explanation:

on november 1, 1996, a "zero tolerance law" was put into effect in the new york state.

according to this zero tolerance law, for people under the age of 21 years, it was illegal to purchase and possess alcohol or to drive after consuming any amount of it.

also, the alcohol involvement rate for the drivers under the age of 21 was roughly twice that of elderly drivers.