Are the following metaphors? #1 Forests are the lungs of our Earth
#2 A tree is a collective property so take care of it
#3 Trees are our wealth on planet Earth
#4 Trees are the root of all life

These are not metaphors

Explanation:

a metaphor is figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable thus these are not metaphors

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

the answer is c

explanation:

c is correct because the movie title would be in quotes