Hyperbole is meant to be taken:
AVery literally
BAs a warning
CAs a question
DNot literally
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Not literally
1. A smile cannot really be a mile wide.
2. The exaggeration is there for effect.
3. Hyperbole is not meant to be taken literally.
4. So the answer is not literally.
_Source: syllabus English Poorvi, Unit 1 'How I Taught My Grandmother to Read'_
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