A good way to paraphrase the underlined words is to use excess rather than exaggeration and persuasive rather than convincing
Paraphrase means to express one idea using differentwords. This means you do not change the meaning of a message but use different words to express it.
When paraphrasing try to:
Look for words with the same meaning but that are clearer or easier to understand
Preserve the meaning of the original idea
In this context, the best way to paraphrase the underlined words (exaggeration and convincing) is to use synonyms:
Exaggeration = excess
Convincing = persuasive
Thus, you can say "I also like the poem because the poet balances the excess with seemingly persuasive logic"
"Deflect" does not suggest a mental process this would suggest that the thought never entered the mind, since it would be "deflected" from the mind and unable to be pondered.
