He uses emotional language to deliver a message to his mother. The message he is giving across also gives off the idea that other people should appreciate their mothers more and to not take them for granted.
I think it's the last one or the third one.
because when Odysseus went and prayed to all of the gods who owned Olympus when he closed his eyes they did nothing but make him go to sleep. And that resulted in his men eating the cattle of Helios again which made Helios mad and he told Zeus that if he didn't punish the men the sun would never come up which would have resulted in the crops not growing and people dying from starvation.
Using information and knowledge I already have, I would say your answer would be C. A hidden meaning.
