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alekssr [168]
3 years ago
15

Read the excerpt from the The Crisis, Number I.“Not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some

time or other finally take place.”Which best describes Paine’s use of figurative language in this excerpt?Paine uses hyperbole to emphasize that there is strong colonial support for American independence.Paine uses metaphor to illustrate why America must gain independence from Britain.Paine uses hyperbole to describe the ways in which independence will benefit most of the colonists.Paine uses metaphor to express the fact that the majority of colonists believe in American independence.
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Sedaia [141]3 years ago
7 0

A.Paine uses hyperbole to emphasize that there is strong colonial support for American independence.

Well thats the answer on Edg.

lys-0071 [83]3 years ago
3 0
"The Crisis, Number One" is actually a literary work done by Thomas Paine. And based on the excerpt above taken from this, the one that gives the best description of the author's use of figurative language is the second option. Thomas Paine is using metaphor here in order to illustrate the reason why America must acquire independence from Britain.
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