Read the sentence below: when the food finally arrived it was hot and dry as the desert. this sentence uses which of the following to communicate an idea? allusion analogy hyperbole simile

It was a hyperbole, the reason being is that similes would add; it is AS hot and dry as the desert, not just it was hot and dry as the desert.

Similes directly compare by using like or as.

Hyperboles is an exaggeration that doesn't use like or as in order to emphasize its point.

the answer is:

b) to show the progression of inventions that took place in the bicycling industry.

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