Select the correct answer.
What is the main purpose of the final sentence in the excerpt from Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

Should a thought so fatal and unmanly possess the Colonies in the present contest, the name of ancestors will be remembered by future generations with detestation.

A.
to indicate that the American colonists can establish a better government than a monarchy
B.
to appeal to the colonies to avoid any temporary resolution of their conflict with Great Britain
C.
to justify the colonies' struggle for freedom from Great Britain
D.
to dissuade some of his fellow colonists from supporting reconciliation with Great Britain
E.
to caution his fellow colonists about the future risks of war the colonies may face

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.

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it would be d because the however is more proper and the comma is placed in the right spot

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you will find groups such as germans, acadians, irish/scots, french, spanish, anglo/americans, african americans, and native americans. you are looking for the contributions that each of these groups provided to the settlement of louisiana.