Which excerpt from The Crisis, Number I contains a simile?

"These are the times that try men's souls."

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered."

"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly."

"It is dearness only that gives everything its value."

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Nathaniel Hester

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11 September, 23:35

Which excerpt from The Crisis, Number I contains a simile?

"These are the times that try men's souls."

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered."

"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly."

"It is dearness only that gives everything its value."

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Major · Answer 1

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered". A simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared. In the other excerpts we don't compare anything.

Karen Green · Answer 2

2. "Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered."

Explanation:

A simile is a figurative language that uses comparisons to describe an event, someone, a place, etc., while using the words "as" and "like" to make the comparison, and similes are often used with the purpose of making the writing more colorful and interesting. The excerpt number 2 contains a simile because it compares tyranny to hell while using the word like.

Which excerpt from The Crisis, Number I contains a simile?"These are the times that try men's souls.""Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered.""What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.""It is dearness only that gives everything its value."

Which excerpt from The Crisis, Number I contains a simile?

"These are the times that try men's souls."

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered."

"What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly."

"It is dearness only that gives everything its value."