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2. Read the following sentence from Betty Bonham Lies retelling of myth of Orpheus and Eurydice:
"Orpheus's music was so compelling that even the ice-hard heart of Hades melted"
What is the effect of the hyperbole in this quote?
a.) It compares Orpheus' music to Hades' heart
b.) It emphasizes the power of Orpheus' music. ******
c.) It explains how Hades is affected by all music.
d.) It demonstrates how Orpheus' music is beautiful.
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b.) It emphasizes the power of Orpheus' music.
To determine the effect of the hyperbole in this quote, we need to understand what hyperbole is and consider the context of the sentence.
Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves extreme exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis. In this quote, the hyperbole is when it says, "Orpheus's music was so compelling that even the ice-hard heart of Hades melted."
By using hyperbole to say that Hades's heart melted, the author is exaggerating the impact of Orpheus's music on Hades. It is not meant to be taken literally because Hades is the god of the underworld, and his heart cannot actually melt.
The effect of this hyperbole is to emphasize the power of Orpheus's music. The exaggerated language helps create a vivid image and suggests that Orpheus's music has a transformative effect even on someone as cold and unfeeling as Hades. So, the correct answer is b.) It emphasizes the power of Orpheus's music.