Read the poem.

excerpt from "afternoon in school – the last lesson"

by d. h. lawrence

when will the bell ring, and end this weariness?

how long have they tugged the leash, and strained apart

my pack of unruly hounds: i cannot start

them again on a quarry of knowledge they hate to hunt,

i can haul them and urge them no more.

which statement best explains how hyperbole affects meaning in these lines from "afternoon in school – the last lesson: "

a. the use of hyperbole expresses how spiteful and hateful the teacher is towards his students.

b. by emphasizing how tired he is, the poet develops the idea that teaching is the most difficult profession.

c. hyperbole emphasize that it is impossible to get students to learn.

d. the poet compares his students to unruly hounds to illustrate the difficulties of teaching.