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Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I..
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"Let it be told to the future world, that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the
city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet and to repulse it."
In this excerpt, Paine uses hyperbole to
inspire his readers to persevere.
warn readers of the difficulties ahead.
teach readers how to survive cold weather.
describe the sacrifices readers must make.
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In at least 150 words, discuss the comparison described in the figurative language and how the connotative language reinforces the symbol. certainly the utmost rim of my first dome was filled with the tumultuous impression of soldiers marching to death for freedom's sake, of pioneers streaming westward to establish self-government in yet another sovereign state. only the great dome of st. peter's itself has ever clutched my heart as did that modest curve which had sequestered from infinitude in a place small enough for my child's mind, the courage and endurance which i could not comprehend so long as it was lost in "the void of unresponsible space" under the vaulting sky itself.