Read the excerpt from Hamlet. Hamlet: The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remember’d. When Hamlet refers to O

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Andreas93 [3]

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Read the excerpt from Hamlet. Hamlet: The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remember’d. When Hamlet refers to O

phelia as a nymph, this is an example of a(n) _______.
A.Allusion
B.Apostrophe
C.Metaphor
D.Simile

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2 answers:

Kamila [148] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-24T23:56:15+03:00

Kamila [148]3 years ago

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When Hamlet refers to Ophelia as a nymph, this is an example of

C. Metaphor.

A methaphore consists of using a word or phrase to refer to something or somebody that it isn’t, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing or person described

Serjik [45] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-25T01:58:17+03:00

Serjik [45]3 years ago

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The correct answer is A. Allusion