Which literary device is used in this sentence from Moby wingspan?

"Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeves of my frock, here goes a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the devil fetch the hindmost."

A.) onomatopoeia

B.) hyperbole

C.) alliteration

D.) personification

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Josephine Molina

25 July, 19:32

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Andrew Bowman · Answer 1

I believe this to be a hyperbole.

Which literary device is used in this sentence from Moby wingspan?"Now then, thought I, unconsciously rolling up the sleeves of my frock, here goes a cool, collected dive at death and destruction, and the devil fetch the hindmost."A.) onomatopoeiaB.) hyperboleC.) alliterationD.) personification