<span>The excerpt that you have written is titled "The Lake of the Dismal Swamp." The poem was written by Thomas Moore. I do believe the question you need answered is "Which poetic device is illustrated by the line, ". . . all night long, by a fire-fly lamp"? The poetic device is called an alliteration. This poem is known as a ballad. It was written in the 1800's. It was written in Norfolk, Virgina.</span>
Hamlet, Act I, Scene I contains suspense because it has plot twists and unresolved questions.
We know that the king is dead, but we don't know who killed him or what Hamlet is going to do about it, given that he knows his father didn't die of natural causes.
I believe the answer is B
