Question
Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I.
"Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me or those that are in it and to 'bind me in all cases whatsoever' to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?"
In this excerpt, Paine is attempting to convince readers that they
must support the war to protect their financial interests.
could potentially benefit from the spoils of the war.
will blame themselves for not supporting the war.
have righteous reasons to justify supporting the war.
"Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder; but if a thief breaks into my house, burns and destroys my property, and kills or threatens to kill me or those that are in it and to 'bind me in all cases whatsoever' to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?"
In this excerpt, Paine is attempting to convince readers that they
must support the war to protect their financial interests.
could potentially benefit from the spoils of the war.
will blame themselves for not supporting the war.
have righteous reasons to justify supporting the war.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In this excerpt, Paine is attempting to convince readers that they **have righteous reasons to justify supporting the war**. He compares offensive war to murder while also presenting the scenario of a thief threatening harm and demonstrating the need to defend oneself and one's property. This argument highlights the moral imperative to fight back when faced with aggression and injustice.
Read the excerpt from "The Author to Her Book".
“Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,
Who after birth didst by my side remain,
Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
Who thee abroad, expos’d to public view”
What is the rhyme scheme in these lines?
A, B, C, D
A, A, D, D
A, A, B, B
A, A, C, C
“Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain,
Who after birth didst by my side remain,
Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true,
Who thee abroad, expos’d to public view”
What is the rhyme scheme in these lines?
A, B, C, D
A, A, D, D
A, A, B, B
A, A, C, C
GPT-4o mini
The rhyme scheme in these lines is **A, A, B, B**. The first two lines end with words that rhyme ("brain" and "remain"), and the next two lines also end with words that rhyme ("true" and "view").
Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I.
"I am as confident as I am that God governs the world that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion. Wars without ceasing will break out till that period arrives, and the continent must in the end be conqueror; for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire."
Paine uses metaphor to demonstrate that
the colonists will never know true joy.
the fight for independence is never-ending.
the concept of freedom will never cease to exist.
Britain will never stop pursuing control of the colonies
"I am as confident as I am that God governs the world that America will never be happy till she gets clear of foreign dominion. Wars without ceasing will break out till that period arrives, and the continent must in the end be conqueror; for though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire."
Paine uses metaphor to demonstrate that
the colonists will never know true joy.
the fight for independence is never-ending.
the concept of freedom will never cease to exist.
Britain will never stop pursuing control of the colonies
GPT-4o mini
Paine uses metaphor to demonstrate that **the concept of freedom will never cease to exist**. The metaphor of the "flame of liberty" and "coal" suggests that even when the struggle for freedom is not visibly raging, the underlying spirit of liberty remains alive and will eventually reignite.