Orpheus's music was so compelling that even the ice-hard heart of Hades melted." What is the effect of the hyperbole as it is used here?

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Cisco · Answer 1 · 2016-02-28T09:30:11+0000

The hyperbole 'ice-hard' has the effect of increasing how good Orpheus's music sounded, because it portrays Hades as being cold and unmoving, yet still Orpheus was able to break through that to make Hades feel emotion

Orpheus's music was so compelling that even the ice-hard heart of Hades melted." What is the effect of the hyperbole as it is used here?

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