Question

early u.s. documents quick check
common sense
by thomas paine
society in every state is a blessing, but government even in
its best state is but a necessary evil, in its worst state an
intolerable one; for when we suffer, or are exposed to the
same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a
country without government, our calamity is heightened by
reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.
government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence; the
palaces of kings are built on the ruins of the bowers of
paradise.
\common sense\ by thomas paine
use the passage to answer the question.
how does this passage use an analogy?
(1 point)
by repeating the term \government\ throughout the
passage
by comparing a government to clothing
by using commas to emphasize clauses within the
sentence
by using emotional imagery to describe a
government’s ruin

Explanation:

An analogy is a comparison between two things. In the passage, the line "Government, like dress, is the badge of lost innocence" compares government to dress (clothing). The other options: repeating "government" is repetition, using commas is punctuation usage, and emotional imagery is not an analogy. So the passage uses an analogy by comparing government to clothing.

Answer:

B. by comparing a government to clothing