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"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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<u><em>Let's first define what a prepositional phrase is. A prepositional phrase is a bunch of words and these words include a preposition and an object of the pronoun.</em></u>
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<u><em>In this case, the answer would be "D" because 'under' is a preposition so the prepositional phrase would be 'under bridges'</em></u>
Explanation:
Whitman compares Lincoln's tragic death to a captain lying dead on the deck of his ship. ... He reminds the living of the sacrifices that the dead made for them.