Comprehension Passage
Read the following passage and answer the questions-
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
'Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone' by W H Auden
In the line "Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood," what does the poet achieve through the use of hyperbole?
1
Emphasizes the magnitude of his grief
2
Demonstrates the futility of his actions
3
Highlights the beauty of nature
4
Suggests a sense of peace and closure