What rhetorical device is evident in the following
passage from Thomas Paine's
"The Crisis, No.1"?
Let it be told to the future
world, that in the depth of
winter, when nothing but
hope and virtue could survive,
that the city and the country,
alarmed at one common
danger, came forth to meet
and to repulse it.
A. allusion
B. common ground
C. logical appeal
D. emotional appeal

What is the main theme reflected in this excerpt from "ulysses" by alfred, lord tennyson?

No man thinks more highly than i do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the house. what appeal does he primarily use here

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.