Question

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. It creates a feeling of smallness by comparing something powerful to something weak. It creates a feeling of peace by comparing angels to gods. It creates a feeling of sadness by comparing something beautiful to something plain.

Answer 1

That be it creates a feeling of greatness by comparing humans to divine beings bluud.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "It creates a feeling of greatness by comparing humans to divine beings". A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. In the description of the portrait, Hamlet uses a series of similes. He uses imagery from mythology to elicit contrast.