What is one reason that thomas paine thinks the colonies stand a good chance against the british.
a. the population of the colonies is extremely high
b. the british army is notoriously weak
c. the colonists know the british military secrect
d. the king will refuse to send more british soldiers to the colonies.

What is the effect of ruckeyser’s repetition of the word “devices” in the first and third lines of “poem”? it suggests that the poem is set at an earlier time. it to create a mechanical, robotic tone in the poem. it emphasizes the speaker’s feeling of detachment toward the war. it creates a metaphor comparing humanity to manufactured objects.

3. cite evidence the author cites several statistics in the section "why protest? "what are some of these statistics, and what is their function in the document?

“to build a fire” what wild idea does the man conjure up as a last resort?