Select the correct answer. which sentence in this excerpt from thomas paine's "the crisis, no. 1" best summarizes thomas paine's method of persuasion? a. he provides empirical evidence to show that perseverance will lead to success in a prolonged war. b. he provides empirical evidence to show that the future will be bleak if the people do not act as he suggests. c. he appeals to his readers' emotions by imagining the consequences of not acting as he suggests. d. he appeals to his readers' emotions by portraying the benefits of engaging in a prolonged war.

This excerpt is from “the poet” by alfred, lord tennyson. the poem describes a poet's consciousness and perception. which three lines suggest the richness of a poet's thoughts? thus truth was multiplied on truth, [the world like one great garden show'd,] and thro' the wreaths of floating dark upcurl'd, rare sunrise flow'd. [and freedom rear'd in that august sunrise] her beautiful bold brow, when rites and forms before his burning eyes melted like snow. [there was no blood upon her maiden robes] sunn'd by those orient skies; but round about the circles of the globes of her keen eyes and in her raiment's hem was traced in flame wisdom, a name to shake [all evil dreams of power--a sacred name.] and when she spake, [her words did gather thunder as they ran,] and as the lightning to the thunder which follows it, riving the spirit of man, making earth wonder, so was their meaning to her words. no sword of wrath her right arm whirl'd, [ but one poor poet's scroll, and with 'his' word] she shook the world.