Which excerpt from  the crisis, number i  contains a simile? "these are the times that try men's souls.""tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.""what we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.""it is dearness only that gives everything its value."

"Tyranny, like hell, is not  easily conquered". A simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared. In the other excerpts we don't compare anything.  

2. "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered."

Explanation:

A simile is a figurative language that uses comparisons to describe an event, someone, a place, etc., while using the words "as" and "like" to make the comparison, and similes are often used with the purpose of making the writing more colorful and interesting. The excerpt number 2 contains a simile because it compares tyranny to hell while using the word like.

in this text, paine use the word “ye” several times in order to  capture  the  attention of the colonists who   haven't understand the   importance and urgency of his cause. the word "ye" that is the plural of   "thou" is used to call the colonists attention and make the fight for the cause.