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? asked in Education & ReferenceHomework Help · 6 years ago

Two American Literature Questions, please help!?

1. In paragraph 2, Paine says, “I have heard it asserted by some, that as America hath flourished under her former connection with Great Britain, that the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness … We may as well assert, that because a child has thrived upon milk, that it is never to have meat.”

This is an example of which type of figurative language?

allusion

hyperbole

simile

metaphor

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2. “For nonconformity, the world whips you with its displeasure,” is an example of which type of figurative language?

simile

metaphor

personification

hyperbole

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    1. A

    2. D

    Source(s): wikipedia
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