Read the paragraph. Which statement explains how figurative language is
used in the passage?
As I approached the podium to give my speech, I was shaking and sweating. How would I ever be able to start talking, let alone make my ideas come alive for the
audience? I took a deep breath and introduced my topic.

Hyperbole is used to show that the speaker wants to reach his audience.

Personification is used to show that the speaker wants to reach his audience.

Hyperbole is used to show that the speaker is shaking and sweating.

Personification is used to show that the speaker is shaking and sweating.

Please help I think it’s either A or B

Hyperbole is used to show that the speaker wants to reach his audience.

Explanation:

The statement that explains how figurative language is used in the passage is that Hy perbole is used to show that the speaker wants to reach his audience

We should note that the hyperbole is a figurative language and it is when a particular situation is being exaggerated by a person. In this case, the narrator was exaggerating with regards to his speech.

it is d

Explanation:

got it right on edge

just trust

“thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more.”

“hath taught me to set in trifles no store,”

“me lusteth no longer rotten boughs to climb.”

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4