Recalling her first teenage crush in "First Love," Judith Ortiz Cofer writes that "every nerve in my body was involved in this salute to life."
How does the colorful figure of speech in this sentence affect the text?
It demonstrates that the experience of love inspired Judith Ortiz Cofer to become a writer.
It implies that Judith had never felt true joy before the night of her first kiss.
It emphasizes that her first experience of love made Judith feel a new surge of energy and hope.
It suggests that Judith had overestimated the importance of the boy who kissed her.