Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number 1.

Question

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

A. the colonists will never know true joy.

B. the fight for independence is never-ending.

C. the concept of freedom will never cease to exist.

D. Britain will never stop pursuing control of the colonies.

Answer 1

Paine uses metaphor to demonstrate that

C. the concept of freedom will never cease to exist.

The metaphor of the "coal" that can never expire suggests that while the fight for liberty may have its challenges, the underlying desire and existence of freedom will always persist.