The table is
\ \
x \ | \
\
y \ | \
\
1 \ | \
\
1 \ | \
\
2 \ | \
\
8 \ | \
\
3 \ | \
\
27 \ | \
\
4 \ | \
\
64 \ | \
From the table x increases by 1, y increases by a greater amount of each time.
\So, this is a nonlinear function.
It represents a nonlinear function.