In "Second Letter to Charles V." Marco Polo is very
complimentary
of Cublay Kaan. He employs overstatement when expressing his
opinions of the emperor. In The Travels of Marco Polo,
Cortés
employs understatement when describing the issues that arose
over the destruction of the Aztec idols. Why might each
author
choose to employ these techniques in their writing?
Support
your
answer using details from both sources.