Identify the kind of figurative language used in the following line and describe what you think its intended effect is: "Desperate to turn the farm's fortunes around, Father bought a new plough horse and named him Hercules."

The figure of speech is ALLUSION.

The intended effect is humour

Explanation:

Based on the given figurative language in the line, "Desperate to turn the farm's fortunes around, Father bought a new plough horse and named him Hercules.", the speaker is making an allusion to the strong warrior Hercules by naming his plough horse after him.

This is supposed to make the horse work harder and make the farmer more successful, but its effect is humour.

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 correct answer is:   [d]:

              →       " fond of fighting " .

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