c. to exaggerate
Hyperbole is used to exaggerate a thought or idea. It often makes the tone humorous or overly dramatic. It's important to be careful when using hyperbole in writing because it can also make the speaker seem unreliable since a hyperbole is not a complete truth. A few examples of everyday hyperboles are: My homework is going to take forever. I'm so hungry, I could eat a cow. I'm so embarrassed, I could die.
<span>Which details does the author use in "August Heat" to develop the theme that extreme weather conditions influence human behavior?
</span><span>But the heat is stifling. It is enough to send a man mad. - This was a line written by Withencroft as he wrote down the events of the day.</span>
It means dispute because if you read over all the other answers that is the only one that makes since
It is an allusion The poem uses Christian imagery regarding the Apocalypse and Second Coming allegorically to describe the atmosphere of post-war Europe.