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
Answer
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.
Explanation
Paine compares liberty to a flame and its coal: the flame may stop shining for a time, but the coal cannot go out. This metaphor shows that the idea of freedom will continue to exist even when it is not openly visible. The choice “the concept of freedom will never cease to exist” best expresses that meaning.
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