The statement that best describes how Phillis Wheatley’s word choice in A Hymn to the Evening expresses her colonial values is: Using traditional poetic language and devices, it discusses the importance of religious beliefs. Wheatley’s poem employs classical poetic forms and figurative language to praise God and emphasize religious faith, reflecting the Puritan- influenced colonial values of her time. The poem portrays the evening and night as a divine creation, with God as the one who “draws the sable curtains of the night” and provides light and protection. It expresses admiration for God’s power and the hope that worshippers will be purified and guarded from sin through prayer and rest, underscoring the centrality of religious belief in colonial society
. While the poem uses figurative language to depict nature and divine presence, its primary focus is on spiritual themes rather than specifically celebrating the American colonies or using hyperbole or supplication as the main device
