How is figurative language used in this exert from common sense? now is the seedtime of continental union, faith and honor. the least fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point of a pin on the tender rind of a young oak; the wound would enlarge with the tree, and posterity read in it full-grown characters

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?

How does a wilted rose represent dark romanticism

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?