Read this passage: Devon tried to comfort Kayla after she tripped on the stage
during the awards assembly. "It was nothing," he reassured
her. "People barely noticed."
His words didn't help. Kayla replayed the inelegant scene in
her mind. As she had walked across the stage, she had felt
her heel wobble slightly, sending her swaying back an
forth. Then her foot had given out completely, and the
auditorium had echoed as she hit the ground. After a few
seconds, giggles from the audience had broken the
silence. Kayla had been mortified, and her face had
remained flushed as she grabbed her award and ran back
to her chair
"I'm dying of embarrassment," she whispered in Devon's
ear. "My life is ruined."
Which statement best interprets the use of hyperbole in the passage?
O A. By saying no one "noticed her fall, Devon uses hyperbole to show
that Kayla is being too sensitive.
O B. By saying no one "noticed" her fall, Devon uses hyperbole to show
that Kayla should be embarrassed.
O C. By saying her life is "ruined," Kayla uses hyperbole to show that
none of her friends will speak to her.
D. By saying her life is "ruined," Kayla uses hyperbole to show how
embarrassed she is.

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