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Which three parts of this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" contain hyperbole?
"I may use your name! Your name--think of it! Man, they'll flock in droves, these rich Londoners; they'll fight for that stock! I'm a made man, I'm a made man forever, and I'll never forget you as long as I live!"
In less than twenty-four hours London was abuzz! I hadn't anything to do, day after day, but sit at home, and say to all comers:
"Yes; I told him to refer to me. I know the man, and I know the mine. His character is above reproach, and the mine is worth far more than he asks for it."
Meantime I spent all my evenings at the minister's with Portia. I didn't say a word to her about the mine; I saved it for a surprise.
A) they'll flock in droves
b) these rich Londoners
c)they'll fight for that stock
D) I'm a made man forever
E)In less than twenty-four hours London was abuzz!
F)the mine is worth far more than he asks for it."
G)I spent all my evenings at the minister's with Portia.

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Answer:

The three part of this excerpt that contains a hyperbole are: 1. They will flock in droves. 2. I am a made man forever. 3. In less than tweenty-four hours London was a buzz!

Explanation:

An hyperbole is a figure of speech that exagerates an expression, exageration of a description is a way of emphazicing or making a remark.

1. The expression the will flock in droves is meant to express how a lot of people will come as if they were a mass or a bandade. Meaning how money attracks people.

2. I am a made man forever. It is an exageration when it uses "forever", as if all his problems, or his situation in like would be solved. Also refering to how having money or knowing how to make it solves a man life.

3. The author is using an hyperbole by saying in less than 24 hours London was abuzz, to say a lot of people´s attention was called when finding out a poor american was now reach. So lots of people would gather were they think money can be.

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