Question

Read the excerpt from Act II of Hamlet.

Why, what an a** am I! This is most brave
That I, the son of a dear father murder’d,
Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell,
Must, like a who*e, unpack my heart with words,
And fall a-cursing, like a very drab,
A scullion!

Which of these lines uses a simile to make a comparison? Check all that apply.

1.Why, what an a** am I! This is most brave
2.That I, the son of a dear father murder’d,
3.Prompted to my revenge by heaven and hell,
4.Must, like a who*e, unpack my heart with words,
5.And fall a-cursing, like a very drab,

Answer 1

A simile is a description of something which involves its comparison with another thing to show similarity between them. Similes mostly make use of the words 'like' or/and 'as' to compare two things.

Here in this given excerpt from Act II of Hamlet, there are lines that are acting similes:

4. Must, like a who*e, unpack my heart with words,

In this above sentence, 'like a who*e' shows that it is a simile.

5. And fall a-cursing, like a very drab,

Here, 'like a very drab' indicates that is a simile.

Answer 2

When it comes to using a simile to make a comparison, the lines we can select are the following:

4. Must, like a who*e, unpack my heart with words,

5. And fall a-cursing, like a very drab

What is a simile?

A simile is a figure of speech in which a comparison between two different things is made. Similes always rely on words such as "like" and "as" to make the comparison.

With that in mind, we can select options 4 and 5 as the ones containing a simile. They use the word "like" to compare different things.

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