for apex its a simile
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No, because Paine is saying that the British king is like our laws here in America.
for apex its a simile
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βEurope regards [freedom] like a stranger.β what kind of figurative language does Thomas Paine use here?
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Thomas Paine is not known to have had any nicknames. He was known to be a very wise but simple man who did not have much fun.
No, because Paine is saying that the British king is like our laws here in America.
Yes! It is. Here's a link that lists 20 examples of figurative language: http://grammar.about.com/od/rhetoricstyle/a/20figures.htm I wasn't sure about irony either. :)
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