Answer:
"<em>So exhausted and battered it barely stirred</em>" works as a great replacement for "<em>Its dark eyes dim and not at their prime</em>."
Explanation:
Both metaphors refer to exhaustion and a feeling of "nothingness."
OD. Most nurses use to be woken, although that doesn’t mean they all are now. OD most clearly uses a stereotype.
Pretty sure it’s hyperbole