How does hyperbole affect the meaning of this sentence from The Count of Monte Cristo, in which Dantès hears unusual sounds from his prison cell? He guessed something uncommon was passing among the living; but he had so long ceased to have any intercourse with the world, that he looked upon himself as dead.

It describes how prisoners react to a change in their routine.

It shows how unhappy and demoralized Dantès is in prison.

It compares the Dantès of the past to the one now in prison.

It reveals Dantès's strong desire to rejoin the world.