| What is being personified in this passage? | fortune |
| What is the effect of Hamlet’s use of similes in this passage? | It creates a feeling of greatness by comparing humans to divine beings. |
| Write two to three sentences in which you identify the type of figurative language Hamlet uses here and analyze its meaning and effects. | Hamlet is using a metaphor to compare Denmark, his home, to a prison. This metaphor shows that, like someone in prison, Hamlet feels as if he is trapped and being watched all the time. |
Hamlet, Part 3: Figurative Language and Allusions Assignment
July 23, 2019