A counter argument you might see is how performance enhancing drugs can benefit in a competition
The correct answer is option A "even the ice hard heart of hades melted". Hyperbole is a literary figure that uses exaggeration in order to add emphasizes to a statement. Hyperboles are not meant to be taken literally, in this example the heart of Hades did not melted literally but this phrase was used to add emphasizes to the situation.
Hopefulness is the answer
B. During the visit to the zoo, i noticed fewer animals sleeping
For the last one it is b or c