Thomas Paine

Question 1

Which type of figurative language is used in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 2

All of the following are elements of a strong answer. Check any elements you also included in your analysis.

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The purpose was to persuade.; The language contains an example of metaphor.; Paine speaks directly to his audience.; Paine’s rhetoric persuaded colonists to support independence to prevent future oppression.

Question 3

What point does Paine make through metaphor?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Liberty will always be an option.

Question 4

Which type of figurative language is used in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

simile

Question 5

What point does Paine make with the simile?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

His reasoning is true.

Question 6

Which type of figurative language is used in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 7

Which point does the author make through the use of hyperbole?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Everyone is equal.

Question 8

Why do writers include figurative language in nonfiction argumentative writing? Select the three best answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to create an image in the reader’s mind; to emphasize key points; to draw the reader’s emotion

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