Read the following hyperbole
from Orpheus and Eurydice:
“Rivers stopped flowing along
the banks so that they could
hear Orpheus, whose music
was more harmonious than
theirs.”
What is the most likely reason
that the author included this
hyperbole?
(1 point)
to emphasize the
power of Orpheus’
music
to compare Orpheus’
music to music found in
nature
to explain that Orpheus’
music can literally stop
rivers from flowing
to foreshadow future
plot events so that
readers can make
predictions