Question

From The Crisis, Number 1 by Thomas Paine, what are two emotions to which Paine appeals in his essay? And what aphorism is used in Paine's essay? Please explain the point he is making with it.

Answer 1

http://www.studymode.com/essays/Analysis-Of-Thomas-Paine-s-The-Crisis-450473.html

Answer 2

Thomas Paine’s trenchant assertion declares that the colonists must now demand their independence. Paine’s formal, or religious diction, long, often interrupted sentences, and scathing invectives against the king and royal supporters contribute to his elaborate, yet verbose argument.

Answer 3

n the second cohesive section, Paine begins with the paralipsis “I will not now enter into as an argument”, and then proceeds to dispute his theory while demeaning the King of Britain, comparing him to “a common murderer, highwayman, or housebreaker.” The religious diction, used to reinforce the King’s abused power, contrasts the negative point he is trying to delineate. An example is when he writes “ God Almighty will not give up on a people to...destruction.” Furthermore, The callous invectives, like private murderer, describing the Tories chastises the truth that they are secret traitors and should be treated as such.