The exaggerated imagery conveys the emotion of despair and urgency.
What does exaggerated imagery show?
- The guards are desperate.
- The guards must prove their innocence at any cost.
The exaggerated imagery shows that the guards are ready to do anything to prove they are innocent, even inflict pain on their bodies by holding a red-hot iron, or swear by any god, even one they don't believe in.
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