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How does each poet's use of figurative language contribute to the overall meaning of "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty"?

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In "To My Dear Loving Husband” Anne Bradstreet use figurative language to exposes how her love to her husband will not die, she uses an hyperboles to show the respect for her husband’s love, on the other hand, Phillis Wheatley uses the hyperbole to shows her admiration and respect for the king.

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Wheatley's use of hyperbole accentuates her respect for the king; Bradstreet's use of hyperbole shows how greatly the speaker values her husband's love each poet's use of figurative language contribute to the overall meaning of "To My Dear Loving Husband" and "To the King's Most Excellent Majesty".
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