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Figurative Language In The Crisis By Thomas Paine

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The Crisis timed writing Thomas Paine spoke with power emotion and passion. In Thomas Paines pamphlet The Crisis his creative methods did more than just voice an opinion, they spoke into the hearts and minds of the people. “America will never be happy until she is clear of foreign domination […] the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, though the coal can never expire” Thomas uses a type of figurative language referred to as personification to bring an inanimate object (liberty) to life. “[…]the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, but the coal can never expire.” This meaning, even though the process is long and slow the drive and determination to achieve independence will not fail in the end. Paines comparison of liberty
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