4. They were trying to influence the readers, which were mainly the American Colonists and the citizens of countries like England.
5. The readers might not have gotten the point they were trying to make. The repetitive sentences kind of enforced the point they were making.
That’s alottttttttttttttt
One example of figurative language in the excerpt from Grendel is hyperbole. Hyperbole is when a statement is exaggerated or not meant to be taken literally.