Question

Which quotations from the passage are an example of allusion? Choose ALL that apply.

a. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till
she transforms us into beasts.
b. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss.
c. They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary.
Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that
which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us.
d.
e.
Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?

Answer 1

A- "We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Step-by-step explanation:

(he is saying listening to the words of the British will lead colonists to their destruction, just like listening to the songs of the sirens.)