Question

The sun never shined on a cause of greater worth 'Tis not the affair of a city, a country, a province, or a kingdom but of a continent of at least one eighth

part of the habitable globe. 'Tis not the concern of a day, a year, or an age, posterity (all future generations) are virtually involved in a contest and will be
more or less affected, even to the end of time, by the proceedings now Now is the seed time of continental (colonial) union, faith, and honor. The least
fracture now will be like a name engraved with the point of a pin on the tender nnd of a young oak, the wound will enlarge with the tree, and posterity read
it in full grown characters
3. This paragraph is an example of hyperbole ( an overstatement or exaggeration to emphasize a point) What are two examples of hyperbole in this
writing?

Answer 1

The paragraph from 'The American Crisis' contains examples of hyperbole, including an exaggerated connection between conflict and triumph, and an exaggerated level of responsibility for a situation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph provided from Thomas Paine's 'The American Crisis' contains examples of hyperbole. The first example is the statement, 'The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph,' which exaggerates the connection between a difficult struggle and a triumphant outcome. The second example is the statement, 'The fault, if it were one, was all our own; we have none to blame but ourselves,' which exaggerates the level of responsibility for a particular situation.