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.

Who is music included between news updated of the radio version of the war of the worlds

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.