yes it does lack 28 charcaters
The lines that describe recent events are the following: "<span>Seven captains at our seven gates Thundered; for each a champion waits, Each left behind his armor bright, Trophy for Zeus who turns the fight; Save two alone, that ill-starred pair One mother to one father bare, Who lance in rest, one 'gainst the other Drave, and both perished, brother slain by brother."
Here, the chorus recounts the recent war of Argive and Thebes armies, led by two brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, who killed each other. This event if the foreground of the plot. The chorus' story serves at least two purposes: reminding the audience of a well-known occurrence (thus providing a context for the plot), and a foreshadowing of another tragedy that is about to happen.</span>
A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. So it can be concluded that D, is the correct answer.<span />