Read the excerpt from the crisis, number xiii, by thomas paine. “never, i say, had a country so many openings to happiness as this. her setting out in life, like the rising of a fair morning, was unclouded and promising. her cause was good. her principles just and liberal. her temper serene and firm. her conduct regulated by the nicest steps, and everything about her wore the mark of honor.” which statement best describes this excerpt? most of the sentences contain comma splices. it consists mostly of run-on sentences. most of the sentences have a similar structure. it consists mostly of sentences with varied structures

8. "caged bird" right now, i feel like a bird caged without a key everyone comes to stare at me with so much joy and reverie they don't know how i feel inside through my smile, i cry they don't know what they're doing to me keeping me from flying that's why i say i know why the caged bird sings only joy comes from song she's so rare and beautiful to others why not just set her free? so she can fly, fly, fly spreading her wings and her song let her fly, fly fly for the whole world to see she's like caged bird fly, fly ooh just let her fly just let her fly just let her fly spread the wings spread the beauty what is the allusion found in the poem? question 8 options: a) alicia keys b) i know why the caged bird sings c) spreading her wings and her song d) fly, fly, fly