Tempests and storms. A tempest is a type of violent and windy storm. Wheatley uses the repetition of the word storm, to clarify and reinforce the idea that the American Army under the leadership of George Washington is one of a brutal, unstoppable physical force. The image brought about by the idea of a tempest is a completely uncontrollable and menacing force.

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The denotative meaning of the phrase snake in the grass as it is used in the sentence is; a limbless reptile slithering in the lawn.

<h3>What is Denotative meaning?</h3>

Denotation otherwise termed the Denotative meaning of a word or phrase is the literal definition of such word or phrase. For instance, the denotation for red is the color red.

On this note, it follows that the Denotative meaning of the phrase, snake in the grass is; a limbless reptile slithering in the lawn.