He was bigger and heavier
Implied metaphor hope it helped
7.Province
8.Money
9.Queens
10. Beautiful
11.Battle
12. Significant
13.Council
14. Battle Field
15.House
16. Wagon
17. Son
18. Officials
'Exert' means to apply force on influence over something else, this can be in a negative or positive way. In this quotation, it means that language, if used correctly, has the ability to express a 'hidden power'. It's also worth mentioning that the simile is relevant as the moon has an influence on the level of tides on Earth.