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John Smith uses oxymoron in his letter to Queen Anne. He describes the Native Americans as ¨Savage courtiers.¨ This helps Smith to show the queen that although the natives are seen as savages, they can still be courteous and therefore, Pocahontas should be granted an audience.

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A piece of figurative used in John Smith's letter is juxtaposition. John Smith explains Pocahontas' brother as "the most manliest, comeliest, boldest spirit, I ever saw in a savage" so he can then juxtapose and describe Pocahontas as "the King's most dear and well-beloved daughter," portraying the idea that Pocahontas is different from the rest of the Native Americans and should be welcomed into Britain.

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One piece of figurative language is juxtaposition. The example is "great savage exceeding great courtesy". This demonstrates how the stereotype of Native Americans being savages is distinctly incorrect. Smith also wants to exhibit to the Queen that the Natives also show respect and politeness to the people that have appeared on their land, like Pocahontas.

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John Smith utilizes personification when writing to the queen . He describes Pocahontas as a girl with a "compassionate pitiful heart, of my desperate estate" Through this figurative language, Smith conveys the kindness the young girl showed him in his worst of times and therefore, why Pocahontas should be provided an audience upon her arrival.

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John Smith uses juxtaposition in the letter he sent to Queen Anne in 1616. Smith describes Nantaquaus, the son of the king, as a "Savage" and Pocahontas, his daughter as "most dear and well-beloved" Smith is trying to portray Pocahontas as an amazing person so she gets a warm welcome into Britain.

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John Smith uses a hyperbole in the line "at the minute of my execution". He was over exaggerating in this line because he was not about to be executed, so Pocahontas was not saving him right when he was about to be executed. This helps Smith convey to Queen Anne that Pocahontas was about to sacrifice her life for Smith.

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Chose personification.

"whose compassionate pitiful heart, of my desperate estate, gave me much cause to respect her"

Smith personifies Pocahontas's heart as compassionate to emphasize the fact that Pocahontas is someone deserving of respect. He can then, further convince the Queen that Pocahontas should be granted an audience through the application of personification.

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One example of Figurative Language in the text from John Smith is Repetition. John Smith repeats "Majesty" to evoke a sense of honor or respect while talking directly to Queen Anne. He wants the queen to see that this is an honor to him and that he does not take it for granted, to have Pocahontas in the British isles and to grant her an audience.

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In the 1616 letter to Queen Anne, John Smith utilizes personification. Smith's "pitiful heart...gave [him] much cause to respect her" referring to his savior, Pocahontas. His heart is being personified as giving himself a reason to greatly respect her, because he is biased knowing she saved his life. He writes to the Queen making sure to enhance his positive regard towards Pocahontas. This utilization helps to form his purpose of ensuring Pocahontas is viewed positively by Queen Anne when she goes to visit her.

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John Smith illustrates that “with watered eyes gave [him] intelligence” (Smith 1). Smith utilizes personification to represent his feelings regarding the Queen and Pocahontas. This use of figurative language further helps him convey that emotions play a major part in his ideas as well as logic.

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John Smith employs the use of juxtapositions in his letter to Queen Anne. Smith describes the Native Americans as a "great savage exceeding great courtesy." Contrary to stereotypical beliefs of Britain at that time, Smith juxtaposes great savage and great courtesy to prove that these Native Americans can show compassion and empathy towards others.

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John Smith uses oxymoron to write his letter to the queen. He explicitly states to the queen how Pocahontas "turn[ed] our peace to war" describing the time he was captive, to make a bold statement that clearly paints her in high regards. Through the utilization of figurative language he plainly makes his purpose clear that Pocahontas should be seen in a positive manner by Queen Anne.

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In his 1616 letter to Queen Anne of Great Britain, John Smith employs repetition in order to display to the queen his great respect. John Smiths repetition of the phrase, “your Majesty” shows that the queen holds his highest respect. John smith is attempting to show the queen what a blessing it is for her to consider his request and read the enter in the first place.