Question

1. Aside 4. Personifcation 7. Soliloquy 10. Plot 13. Oxymoron

2. Allusion 5. Metaphor 8. Irony 11. Pun

3. Imagery 6. Simile 9. Foil 12. Paradox

Please type the following sentences and type the correct figurative language/literary term from the list above outside the sentence:

1. On a dark, cold winter night outside Elsinore Castle, gaurdsmen Barnado and Marcellus see the ghost of King Hamlet, and they want to tell Prince Hamlet as soon as possible.

2. When Hamlet refers to "Neptune" (Act 1, Scene 1), line 123, what figurative language is he using?

3. When Hamlet stands on the stage alone and quotes, "But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue," what Shakesperean convention is being used?

4. If the sword talks and tells Prince Hamlet that he should avenge his father's death by killing King Claudius, what figurative language is being used?

5. For the apparition to tell Hamlet who actually killed him, it seems like it can't be true, but it actually is, what figurative language is being used?

6. When a dust speck is called a mote, what figurative language is being used?

7. Prince Hamlet of Denmark is totally different from Prince Fortinbras of Norway, so what figurative language is being used?

8. When Hamlet states, "Not so, my Lord; I am too much in the sun" instead of using the word "son" because he is upset at Claudius, what figurative language is being used?

9. When Polonius turns to the audience, where only they can hear, and states, "I'll hide behind the curtains," what Shakespearean convention is being used?

10. When Hamlet tells Claudius, "You're more like an uncle than a father," what figurative language is being used?

11. From Act 1, Scene 2, line 12 states, "With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage," what figurative language is being used?

12. "Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets as stars with trains of fire and dews of blood, what figurative language is being used?

13. If Laertes gets to become King of Denmark, and Hamlet doesn't, what figurative language is being used?

Answer 1

1. On a dark, cold winter night outside Elsinore Castle, gaurdsmen Barnado and Marcellus see the ghost of King Hamlet, and they want to tell Prince Hamlet as soon as possible. (Plot)
2. When Hamlet refers to "Neptune" (Act 1, Scene 1), line 123, what figurative language is he using?(Allusion)
3. When Hamlet stands on the stage alone and quotes, "But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue," what Shakesperean convention is being used?(Soliloquy)
4.If the sword talks and tells Prince Hamlet that he should avenge his father's death by killing King Claudius, what figurative language is being used?(Personification)
5. For the apparition to tell Hamlet who actually killed him, it seems like it can't be true, but it actually is, what figurative language is being used?(Paradox)
6.When a dust speck is called a mote, what figurative language is being used?(Metaphor)
7. Prince Hamlet of Denmark is totally different from Prince Fortinbras of Norway, so what figurative language is being used?(Foil)
8.When Hamlet states, "Not so, my Lord; I am too much in the sun" instead of using the word "son" because he is upset at Claudius, what figurative language is being used?(Pun)
9. When Polonius turns to the audience, where only they can hear, and states, "I'll hide behind the curtains," what Shakespearean convention is being used?(Aside)
10.When Hamlet tells Claudius, "You're more like an uncle than a father," what figurative language is being used?(Irony)
11. From Act 1, Scene 2, line 12 states, "With mirth in funeral and with dirge in marriage," what figurative language is being used?(Oxymoron)
12."Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets as stars with trains of fire and dews of blood, what figurative language is being used?(Imagery)
13.If Laertes gets to become King of Denmark, and Hamlet doesn't, what figurative language is being used?(Irony)

Answer 2

Medal.