Shakespeare's language is highly allusive, and 'shere is loaded with examples of the
literary devices you've asked about. It's worth restating the definition of each device before
you look for examples within the text.
A is
"ain which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally
applicable [1]." People use metaphors to compare one thing to another thing in order to add
more meaning to their words. For instance, the phrase "a blanket of snow" compares
snow on the ground to a blanket and adds the meanings of thickness, evenness, and softness to
the idea of snow.
's metaphors include (but are not
limited to):
- "O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!"
Hamlet is the prince of Denmark and neither a peasant nor a slave, but his metaphor implies that
he feels himself to be powerless and undeserving of respect. - "He
would drown the stage with tears." Nobody's tears are sufficient to drown a stage. What...
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