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Wrap-Up: The American Narrative

Read the following excerpt from "Life on the Mississippi":

"Once a day a cheap, gaudy packet arrived upward from St. Louis, and another downward from Keokuk. Before these events, the day was glorious with expectancy, after them, the day was a dead and empty thing."

Which comedic technique does this excerpt best illustrate?

A. Sarcasm
B. Irony
C. Hyperbole
D. Understatement



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Final answer:

The excerpt uses hyperbole to emphasize the impact of events on the narrator's day.


Explanation:

Hyperbole. In the excerpt from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, the author uses exaggeration to emphasize the impact of the arrival and departure of the packets on the narrator's day, portraying them as extremely significant events that dramatically change the atmosphere.


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