I’m using the techniques of hyperbole, in the case of obliteration, and metaphor, in the case of my broken heart, to try to describe the things that are happening inside of me.
But whether or not Henry Morgan was actually responsible for its obliteration is still a matter of debate, as some sources claimed that it was the Spanish general who ordered its destruction.
Despite the total obliteration of the forward cabin, the plane manages to fly mostly level and straight for a few moments on its own power, but soon wind resistance causes the plane to dip, and suddenly completely flip.
Peter Green says, though, that the response of the Thebans here in the face of potential obliteration puts the lie to Alexander's framing of himself here.