Read the excerpt from the The Crisis, Number I. Abc
"Not a man lives on the continent but fully believes that a separation must some time or other finally take place."
Which best describes Paine's use of figurative language in this excerpt?
O Paine uses hyperbole to emphasize that there is strong colonial support for American independence.
Paine uses metaphor to illustrate why America must gain independence from Britain.
O Paine uses hyperbole to describe the ways in which independence will benefit most of the colonists.
O Paine uses metaphor to express the fact that the majority of colonists believe in American independence.
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