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Read the quotation from "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty."

"Your subjects hope, dread Sire—
The crown upon your brows may flourish long,
And that your arm may in your God be strong!
O may your sceptre num'rous nations sway,
And all with love and readiness obey!"

In this excerpt, Wheatley uses hyperbole to show

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He used a hyperbole to show how grateful the people should be when the king was brought in office.
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Answer:

The hyperbole is used to accentuate the King's power.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt the hyperbole is seen throughout he whole quartet. The first line that could lead to think so is "The crown upon your brows may flourish long," where the crown is highlighted as a sign of power, and flourish would mean to maintain or preserve this power. Then, the use of "Sceptre" exhibits the will to conquer other lands, which again, refers to the king's power.

At the end "And all with love and readiness obey!" refers again, to the power, but this time over the people. It's important to remember that Kings were the supreme authority, and therefore people owed respect and admiration to them. That, again, takes the reader to understand how powerful this king was, not only in his kingdom and with his people, but also between other nations.

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