Question

BRUTUS: O then by day Where wilt thou find a cavern dark enough To mask thy monstrous visage? Seek none, conspiracy. Hide it in smiles and affability. Which of the following correctly classifies the figurative language in the above example? apostrophe: “then by day” personification: “mask thy monstrous visage” metaphor: “Seek none, conspiracy.” simile: “a cavern dark enough”

Answer 1

The correct answer is personification: "mask thy monstrous visage."

Personification is when an object is given a human-like trait. In this case, the works mask or monstrous, could give human-like qualities. Another example, would be the "lightning danced across the sky." A simile compares two things with like and a metaphor is an implied comparison. Apostrophe in this case means when someone addresses someone not in the poem.

Answer 2

C. Personification: Mask thy monstrous visage. Personification happens when something (object, idea or animal for example) have or is given human attributes. When discoursing about conspiracy, Brutus calls and treats it as a concept, a thing vivid enough for it have a face and be conversed to as someone.