Hyperbole in informational text

"Trunks as thick as elephant legs" exaggerates to show:

"An endless roof that blocks out the sun" is hyperbole for:

"Fires rage hotter than a dragon's breath" exaggerates the:

"The canopy... touches the sky" hyperbolically describes:

"Vast wilderness" exaggerates the Amazon's:

Match each hyperbole to its effect. 1. "pierce the sky" 2. "endless canopy" 3. "hotter than a dragon's breath" 4. "colossal green blanket"

Match to the feature exaggerated. 1. "thundering waterfalls that crash like cymbals" 2. "mighty rivers that snake" (implied vast) 3. "bursts of crimson and gold" 4. "massive amount of information" (DNA tie, but passage: "relentless energy")

Categorize by what is exaggerated (Size or Intensity). 1. "as thick as elephant legs" 2. "rage hotter than a dragon's breath" 3. "endless roof" 4. "thunderous sounds" Size: Intensity:

(a)  

Categorize by environmental aspect (Vegetation or Weather/Water). 1. "towering kapok trees... pierce the sky" 2. "distant roar of thundering waterfalls" 3. "dense canopy covers millions of square miles" 4. "fires... turning emerald paradises into ashen ghosts" Vegetation: Weather/Water:

(a)  

Why does the hyperbole "endless canopy that touches the sky" make the Amazon seem more impressive?