Thomas Paine Figurative Language

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Concurrently, when Thomas Paine writes, “The Crisis Number one” he uses all three of the persuasive appeals including figurative language, ethos, logos, and pathos, while Edwards only used figurative language, logos, and pathos. He wants the people to be on the American side, and actually support them in the major war for this country. When he presents figurative language in his paper that contributes to another document, “Common Sense”, Paine doesn’t use as much simile, but presents many metaphors. For the first example of a simile says that Great Britain “...was driven back like men petrified with fear; and this brave exploit was performed by a few broken forces collected and headed by a woman, Joan of Arc.”, which shows how wimpy the British
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