Which sentence contains the best example of hyperbole? A. No game is more dangerous and diabolical than checkers.
B. Don't let a few snags like getting fired ruin your career.
OC. People who give to charity can sometimes get tax breaks.
D. Robins in the treetops seemed to tweet their approval.

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.