Which excerpt from Common Sense contains an example of hyperbole? A)"A government of our own is our natural right." B)"Ye that tell us of harmony and reconciliation, can you restore to us the time that is past?" C)"Ye that dare oppose not only the tyranny but the tyrant, stand forth!" D)"Every spot of the Old World is overrun with oppression."

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself. 

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every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

wallop

to hot or strike with a hand blow

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