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Question 6 • AL-English Language Arts 11 Critical Standards

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

Answer

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

Explanation

A simile compares unlike things using words such as “like” or “as.” In “Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered,” tyranny is compared to hell using “like,” so choice B contains a simile.

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