Read the passage. These are the times that try men’s souls. Why did Thomas Paine refer to the soul in his opening to The Crisis?
A to enhance his argument that freedom is worth the price B to show the fight for independence as a spiritual struggle C to argue against the idea that freedom is a virtue D to underscore the idea that patriots suffered needlessly
Answer: B) to show the fight for independence as a spiritual struggle.
Explanation: figurative language is the use of words or expressions to convey a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It can be expressed through metaphors, similes, personifications, allusions, etc. In the given passage we can see the use of figurative language when the author says that those are the time that try men's souls, the reference to the soul, shows that the fight for independence is a spiritual struggle.
