A paragraph structured this way would contain the following: Topic sentence – the first sentence in a body paragraph that tells the reader what the main idea or claim of the paragraph will be. Explanation – Explain what you mean in greater detail. Evidence – Provide evidence to support your idea or claim.
A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
I would say that the intended meaning of that hyperbole is that the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the British government.
