Question

How is figurative language used in this excerpt from Common Sense? Now is the seed-time 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.

Answer 1

Answer: paine uses a similie to explain how important it is that everyone in the colonies support the goal of forming a new country independent of Britain

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Answer 2

Answer: C, Paine uses a simile to explain how important it is that everyone in the colonies support the goal of forming a new country independent of Britain. (Apex)

Explanation: Paine compares the union to the seed of a tree, using the word like. The word like signifies that the comparison is a simile